Burl Ives Christmas Tunes Spark Twitter War Simone Wednesday, December 24, 2014 It's Christmas Eve but the Christmas spirit has turned to rancor in the Twittersphere, fue… Read more
Ranch Style Beans---an Encounter Simone Thursday, December 18, 2014 I've always wondered about those Ranch Beans. They come in a black can. The label says they ar… Read more
Christmas Junk in my Trunk Simone Saturday, December 13, 2014 My blog post title sounds like I'm going to talk about the effects of eating holiday goodie… Read more
Men serving me beverages ----the dream. Simone Sunday, December 07, 2014 In my perfect world, men would come to me, bringing drinks. Not so much food. Just drinks. A latte… Read more
This winter I am going to learn about the Anglo Saxons Simone Friday, December 05, 2014 It's December and it's cold outside, but my brain is warm, because I've been … Read more
I am not dreading January... Simone Wednesday, November 19, 2014 ...because it's already HERE. The high yesterday was 23. The wind was ugly. I often wonder… Read more
Dealing with the Cold Simone Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Oh, what a demarcation, between the sunshiny goodness of the autumn day we had yesterday, and… Read more
Kansas City Royals in the World Series Simone Tuesday, October 21, 2014 The Kansas City Royals are in the World Series! This is really happening! How can I make the mo… Read more
Birthday Road Trip! Simone Friday, October 10, 2014 It was my birthday on Tuesday. I was in western Kansas, having gone out there to celebrate my mom&… Read more
Stuff we blew up on the 4th Simone Wednesday, July 16, 2014 What I like about the 4th of July in Ness City is, the town doesn't seem so dead, because o… Read more
Summer Gym Simone Monday, July 14, 2014 Summer Gym! Like a punishment in a special circle of hell! Gym shorts, climbing a rope, sweating, … Read more
Scary Mutant Egg Simone Saturday, June 14, 2014 The egg on the left is a Jumbo egg, that came out of the Jumbo egg carton. The egg on the right… Read more
Boogaloo Seven Simone Friday, June 13, 2014 Carl Bender and Chris Hazelton of Boogaloo Seven at the Green Lady Lounge Friday night and I… Read more
Coffee perfection at Town Topic Simone Wednesday, June 11, 2014 This is the coffee at Town Topic. This is how they serve it, with a pyramid of creamers. I to… Read more
Sound of a Film Projector Simone Sunday, June 08, 2014 If I ever have a big enough house, I want a room with a projector in it. Just a projector running,… Read more
Snake Worries Simone Thursday, June 05, 2014 They say that snakebites are on the increase in Kansas City! Snakebites in 2013 were up by 20 from… Read more
After 43 years..reunited in a thrift store Simone Wednesday, June 04, 2014 I had driven to City Thrift, but when I got there, I had second thoughts. I wasn't really in… Read more
Summer Chrome Simone Tuesday, June 03, 2014 It is summer! Well, not officially. But summer always goes so fast, it's best to start conside… Read more
Four Fourteen Fourteen did not go unnoticed Simone Thursday, April 17, 2014 ..Or put another way, I was aware three days ago, that it was 4/14/14. These dates with the re… Read more
My Vernal Equinox video Simone Friday, March 21, 2014 Spring is a time when we contemplate the tilt of the earth. A 23.5 degree skew that pits us ag… Read more
Snow Day! --A schedule of activities from my childhood Simone Wednesday, February 05, 2014 Create patterns in flesh from leaning against furnace vent Try to comprehend adult situations… Read more
Winter Kicks My Ass Once Again Simone Monday, February 03, 2014 This is around the time when it always happens. When I realize it's no use, and I abandon all … Read more
Here comes another polar vortex! Simone Monday, January 27, 2014 It's like you can hear it come in. All of a sudden this terrific wind blows in from out of… Read more
It's 2014! Simone Tuesday, January 07, 2014 Wow, we're a week into the new year already and I have yet to acknowledge it on my blog. … 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