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Sometime last month, after William Shatner and Carrie Fisher got into a feud over which was bette…
George Takei Is Coming To Kansas City
George Takei is coming to Kansas City next week! I was reminded of this when I heard him on a loca…
New Food Trends I Can Do Without
Lap cheong sausage. It keeps in the fridge for weeks. I don't want to be looking at some old pi…
I Was Retro When Retro Wasn't Cool
I am convinced that I had a previous life, in the 1940's. It would explain why I am so old sc…
Red Letter Day
Today that family pack of ground beef I bought expires, requiring me to tear it apart with my bare …
What Your Tea Drinking Style Reveals About You
If you are a tea drinker, you don't need costly psycho-therapy. Knowing how and what you drink …
Snow: Precautions and Little-Known Facts
When a winter storm comes, do exactly as the weatherman tells you. Heed all warnings. And take the …
Buddha Bobble
This morning I was driving Annabelle to school, when I noticed that the car ahead of us had a Budd…
Solar Flair
Fun Fact! Did you know the sun is orbiting the Milky Way, and completes the orbit every 226 milli…
Pipe Dreams
Annabelle's girl scout troop still meets at their old elementary school, Tomahawk Elementary. W…
Tell Me When To Jump
Technology's kind of like a train rolling by and you're thinking of hopping the freight and…
Am I A Buyer Or A Shopper?
Am I a buyer or a shopper? I guess it might depend on the background music. (See yesterday's po…
Pogoing In Aisle Nine
Boy, I guess 40-somethings who were into off-beat new wave bands when they were young must typicall…
Beatles Brain Training
Tonight I tried once again to play the drums on Beatles Rock Band. I was playing in an "unof…
Reset Button
I just opened my new calendar from the National Parks Conservation Association, the one with the gr…
Keeping The Elves At Bay
I was lousy at sending Christmas cards this year (I mean last year), and my gift-giving left someth…
Recapping A Little Bit Of Christmas 2011
Our Christmas tree is still up, and some of the Christmas crap we have acquired still isn't put…
The New Year
It's here. It blew in last night with a sudden drenching rain. That didn't stop the firewor…
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The Bonkers Musical Universe of Jason Beers
When you visit Jason Beers’ bandcamp page, you are struck by the bizarre, somewhat feral imagery of the record album ar…
Red Letter Day
Today that family pack of ground beef I bought expires, requiring me to tear it apart with my bare hands and put it int…
Winter Kicks My Ass Once Again
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There is this thin, old hippie who suddenly appears, and climbs the corporate hill that rises from the grass where I…
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Hooray for Finns! They love books and they love their libraries, and are awesomely supportive of them.
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Baseball Radio Silence
End of October, and I'm wearing my "Take October" Royals Championship pullover, but it's the Cubs and…
