How I Came To Be Crowned Chili Queen
It started with that trip through the bean aisle of Hyvee, when I picked up two 30 oz. cans of chil…
The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup
On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. T…
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 - LATE NIGHT UPDATE
1:22 am: Trying to write, but can't keep eyes open. Must make long journey to bed. The snow ha…
Live-Blogging the Blizzard of 2011 --UPDATED
5:00: The kids spread the joyous news throughout the house that their school is also cancelled for …
Live-Blogging The Blizzard of 2011
The riveting blow-by-blow account...... 4:13 am: Too sleepy to look out window and see what it'…
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Oddly Correct
On Friday, Roger and I checked out a hole-in-the wall coffee place in Westport called "Oddly Correct."
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Keeping The Elves At Bay
I was lousy at sending Christmas cards this year (I mean last year), and my gift-giving left something to be desired, b…
Meet My Christmas Peanuts
I have these peanut Christmas tree ornaments I rescued one year from a second-hand shop. They were somebody's aban…
Leaving on a midnight train
A week or so ago I was driving on a Saturday and this song came on the radio. And the next thing I knew I was gesticul…
2011 Is Here And Waits For No One
It's only the 3rd. The year is so tender. Yet here we are, breaking it in. Everything gearing up, full steam ahead.…
The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup
On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. The laws of falling bo…
