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
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… Keep reading
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… Keep reading
Baseball Radio Silence End of October, and I'm wearing my "Take October" Royals Championship pullover, but it's the Cubs and… Keep reading
Winter Kicks My Ass Once Again This is around the time when it always happens. When I realize it's no use, and I abandon all illusions, of gettin… Keep reading
My Vernal Equinox video Spring is a time when we contemplate the tilt of the earth. A 23.5 degree skew that pits us against our Southern Hemis… Keep reading
My Birthday continued ---Wrap it up already! Well, that didn't go as planned. I started live-blogging my birthday on the 7th....now here it is 18 days later...… Keep reading