George Takei Is The Broker of Star Peace Simone Saturday, January 21, 2012 Sometime last month, after William Shatner and Carrie Fisher got into a feud over which was bette… Read more
George Takei Is Coming To Kansas City Simone Saturday, January 21, 2012 George Takei is coming to Kansas City next week! I was reminded of this when I heard him on a loca… Read more
New Food Trends I Can Do Without Simone Thursday, January 19, 2012 Lap cheong sausage. It keeps in the fridge for weeks. I don't want to be looking at some old pi… Read more
I Was Retro When Retro Wasn't Cool Simone Tuesday, January 17, 2012 I am convinced that I had a previous life, in the 1940's. It would explain why I am so old sc… Read more
Red Letter Day Simone Sunday, January 15, 2012 Today that family pack of ground beef I bought expires, requiring me to tear it apart with my bare … Read more
What Your Tea Drinking Style Reveals About You Simone Saturday, January 14, 2012 If you are a tea drinker, you don't need costly psycho-therapy. Knowing how and what you drink … Read more
Snow: Precautions and Little-Known Facts Simone Friday, January 13, 2012 When a winter storm comes, do exactly as the weatherman tells you. Heed all warnings. And take the … Read more
Buddha Bobble Simone Thursday, January 12, 2012 This morning I was driving Annabelle to school, when I noticed that the car ahead of us had a Budd… Read more
Solar Flair Simone Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Fun Fact! Did you know the sun is orbiting the Milky Way, and completes the orbit every 226 milli… Read more
Pipe Dreams Simone Monday, January 09, 2012 Annabelle's girl scout troop still meets at their old elementary school, Tomahawk Elementary. W… Read more
Tell Me When To Jump Simone Sunday, January 08, 2012 Technology's kind of like a train rolling by and you're thinking of hopping the freight and… Read more
Am I A Buyer Or A Shopper? Simone Saturday, January 07, 2012 Am I a buyer or a shopper? I guess it might depend on the background music. (See yesterday's po… Read more
Pogoing In Aisle Nine Simone Friday, January 06, 2012 Boy, I guess 40-somethings who were into off-beat new wave bands when they were young must typicall… Read more
Beatles Brain Training Simone Thursday, January 05, 2012 Tonight I tried once again to play the drums on Beatles Rock Band. I was playing in an "unof… Read more
Reset Button Simone Wednesday, January 04, 2012 I just opened my new calendar from the National Parks Conservation Association, the one with the gr… Read more
Keeping The Elves At Bay Simone Tuesday, January 03, 2012 I was lousy at sending Christmas cards this year (I mean last year), and my gift-giving left someth… Read more
Recapping A Little Bit Of Christmas 2011 Simone Monday, January 02, 2012 Our Christmas tree is still up, and some of the Christmas crap we have acquired still isn't put… Read more
The New Year Simone Sunday, January 01, 2012 It's here. It blew in last night with a sudden drenching rain. That didn't stop the firewor… Read more
Winter Beer Report - What I'm Drinkin' Best beer for these dark, frigid nights (and days!) is Northern Lights IPA from Free State Brewery, based in Lawrence, … Keep reading
Happy Martin Luther King, Jr Day You know, several years ago, I was in New York City autographing the first book that I had written. And while sitting t… Keep reading
Drew Carey Finds Secret To Life On Price Is Right When Drew Carey was interviewed on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS, he shared surprising revelations gleaned from his host… Keep reading
Mystery Stone I enountered this large-ass stone sitting in a weird place. (Another anomaly found on one of my morning walks, like the… Keep reading
I Embrace Lard Yes, this is a jar full of lard. Honest-to-goodness lard, from a farm. In this winter of my discontent, I am going with… Keep reading
Griping About the Cold I know it's not even February yet but I feel entitled to bitch about this bitch-ass cold. We've had day after d… Keep reading