Counting down the baseball games left Simone Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Five. A measly five games. That's it. I can count on one hand the number of games left f… Read more
Late September Lament Simone Monday, September 26, 2016 Is autumn my favorite season? I know it used to be, but I’ve kind of been on this sun kick for… Read more
It's Fall! - Time to Burn Things! Simone Thursday, September 22, 2016 BYOE (Bring your own effigy) and support your local bonfire. Pile on your unmentionables, unq… Read more
Tout-er Suite! Simone Wednesday, September 21, 2016 At this moment in time, uncannily, both of my daughters are French tutors. The younger tutors in… Read more
They thought I was dying Simone Monday, September 19, 2016 I was visiting my mom in late August, and lolling about on the school yard behind her house. The a… Read more
Star Trek is 50! Simone Sunday, September 18, 2016 How could I have missed Star Trek's 50th anniversary?---a few weeks back, or whenever it was. … Read more
Gleesome Gladness Ninety-seven years ago today was the first day of the first "official" Kansas State Fair, held on September… Keep reading
It's Summertime This is both a fact and a Flaming Lips tune -- the perfect thing to blast out your car windows on a hot summer day. In … Keep reading
Dirty Water This is one of my favorite songs from the 60's. We had the 45 when I was a kid. I listened to it in the basement ag… Keep reading
Free Floating Phantasm Okay, I've given myself a month to fart around and just be free. Now I should look for something writerly to plug … Keep reading
Little Plates Sunny Madrid The mother of one of Annabelle's friends just got back from a trip to Madrid, Spain. She said there is … Keep reading
Burl Ives Event Stirs Trouble Anew in Small Maryland Town Dispute over folksy troubador creates rancor in Peaksville, Maryland Peaksville, MD – A Christmastime controversy over… Keep reading