Laying in some Monk for the storm
Food is flying off the shelves. People are "panic buying" bread and milk in anticipation…
I can't open my wine bottle!
What kind of frickin' wine cap is this? It's not a cork. It's not a screw cap. It is…
How come their street got plowed and ours didn't?
This is reminiscent of the winter of 2011, when I wrote a tongue-in-cheek gripe about the plows f…
Simone's Rules for Snow Days
We're up to our arses in snow and there's more on the way! I love the freedom of no schoo…
Jazz and Classical fight like mad dogs at Helzberg Hall
This past Saturday was my first concert at Helzberg Hall in the Kauffman Center. I discovered th…
Give me whiskey
On Friday I drove to Cutter's Smokehouse in Eudora to eat some french fries but mostly to s…
Happy Valentine's Day!
I was crazy about Engelbert Humperdink when I was a first grader, and I owned this record albu…
Why can't every day be Mardi Gras?
I went. I danced. And danced. And danced. It was a terrific party! First, the parade rolled up…
Fatuous Tuesday
Mardi Gras in the midwest is so tough. This is the one time of year when I get to let my inner fr…
Someone else tried to cover up their car window with a yellow trash bag!
I was driving down a residential street when I saw a car parked along the curb with a big, yellow …
It's National Read On A Furnace Vent Day
It's actually National Read in a Bathtub Day, but that's no less absurd, and I prefer fur…
Today my pancake sang for me.
When I pressed down on it with my spatula, the steam released made a low, sustained "ooooooo…
I still have license to wear my big coat
It's still February, so let's not get carried away. Just because we're out of …
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Hi I'm Simone, my nickname is Mony and I create Monybaloney -- cartoons, videos, ramblings, etc...made from mechanically separated suspect meats. Welcome to my blog, where pandeMONYum ensues!
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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, …
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…
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…
Mystery Stone
I enountered this large-ass stone sitting in a weird place. (Another anomaly found on one of my morning walks, like the…
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…
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…
