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
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
Burn Barrel Holy smoke. This is the way I remember it. How ours looked, in the back yard, behind the elm tree, next to the alley. A… Keep reading
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 school and no work, but in… Keep reading
Electricity It's time for some mindless 80's synthpop. Yes, it's simplistic and repetitive, but at its best, it can als… Keep reading
Holy Crap, It's Cold! This morning Roger heard the following forecast: The current temperature was 4 degrees. The high today would be 9 degre… Keep reading