Intestinal Mystery Simone Sunday, December 03, 2017 Not sure how I feel about the mesentery--or that name. It's the glump of tissue connecting you… Read more
And now for another episode of --the Happy Duster! Simone Saturday, December 02, 2017 In this week's installment, Beverly loses a pearl earring when she dusts a little too vigor… Read more
Oh To Be in Newark, New Jersey in Autumn Simone Tuesday, October 24, 2017 What. Did you think this was Newark? It's Times Square. You'll have to just imagine N… Read more
Not one of her better birthdays Simone Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Jane made do with the flaming birthday compost Read more
Welcome October!! Simone Sunday, October 01, 2017 Hey, I can finally get out this 1972 calendar I've been saving all these years. The dates … Read more
Healing light in western Kansas Simone Saturday, September 30, 2017 Oh the sun in western Kansas is a healing light It bounces through manure piles feedtank… Read more
I Feel a Nightmare Coming On Simone Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Some things you can't unsee............. Read more
What's wrong with this picture? Simone Monday, September 04, 2017 Nothing, that I can see. Here's what's right: Iggy and Waits in a booth. I MEAN....… Read more
Two Tear Jerker Cocktails Coming Right Up Simone Sunday, September 03, 2017 When Jane's dream to be a soda jerk fell apart her true calling to be a tear jerker was bor… Read more
Self-flagellation with Humidity Simone Wednesday, July 26, 2017 These days when humidity levels don't soar quite high enough I get out the old steamer bag … Read more
The Right Idea Simone Sunday, July 16, 2017 You can stop looking for it. It's here. He's got it. The right idea. Read more
Better Living through Yoga Simone Thursday, July 13, 2017 Today's post is about how you too can achieve serenity. I owe my calm nerves and blank mind to… Read more
Pro Tip Simone Wednesday, July 12, 2017 Wear the right hat and they won't catch on that you're a hobo Read more
Sad bus Simone Tuesday, July 11, 2017 Don't get on the Sad bus. Wait instead for the number 9 or the G line. Catch the Yellow l… Read more
Toads of Summer Pt. 2 Simone Monday, July 10, 2017 For visuals of Kansas toads, see previous post, "Toads of Summer Pt. 1" This here'… Read more
Toads of Summer Pt. 1 Simone Saturday, June 10, 2017 These are the gray, dry, rock-looking toads that can be found around my mo… Read more
Waxing Parabolic Simone Saturday, June 03, 2017 Would it really kill someone to open a coffeeshop with this kind of architecture? Is that so mu… Read more
We Regard the Grain Elevator Simone Friday, June 02, 2017 Part of the ongoing series in which we regard a grain elevator. This one's in Ransom… Read more
A Sewing Move They Didn't Teach in Home Ec Class. Simone Wednesday, May 17, 2017 Wait, what are they advertising here again? Read more
The Three Graces Simone Thursday, April 27, 2017 Oh look what that new fertilizer has brought up! Read more
Hell Week Simone Sunday, April 02, 2017 The time-honored ritual is once again in full swing Read more
Two Against the World Simone Sunday, March 26, 2017 Betsy and Minnie put a brave face towards the intolerance shown their love affair Read more
We Regard the Grain Elevator Simone Friday, March 24, 2017 Welcome to the first edition of this new feature on my blog, in which we will regard the grain … Read more
I film you. Simone Sunday, February 26, 2017 If you're looking at me, I'm looking at you. Through a lens. Capturing your essence, m… Read more
Saturday Night Done Right Simone Saturday, February 25, 2017 Easy access to my booze and I don't even have to get out of bed. Read more
Men on meth doing ladders.... Simone Monday, February 20, 2017 I mean men on math doing ladders..... I mean men on ladders doing math! Geez! Read more
It's Kansas Day Simone Sunday, January 29, 2017 January 29th is Kansas Day. Here is a picture of why I love Kansas so much. Am I talkin… Read more
It's A Sad Sad Day Simone Sunday, January 22, 2017 I didn't want to believe the news I read this morning, that our pitcher Yordano Ventura had… Read more
Guess Whose Contract Just Got Extended to 2021! Simone Tuesday, January 17, 2017 Duffy Bear! He's not going anywhere. At least for the next five years. Duff… Read more
I Had A Dream...About a King, Two Princes, and a Duke Simone Monday, January 16, 2017 In this dream, I went to heaven. It was cloudy. Clouds on the ground, even. I started walking a… Read more
A Gnarly Mess of Spent Pods... Simone Sunday, January 15, 2017 ...Is what you're left with when you make a big pot of masala chai. B… Read more
Greetings, Ice Man Simone Friday, January 13, 2017 Welcome. I for one welcome and embrace our new Ice Overlord. I submit completely to your ru… Read more
Just Rinse It For Crying Out Loud! Simone Monday, January 09, 2017 Posted this sign on the kitchen cupboard over the winter break. Two daughters home all day, mak… Read more
Okay Duff-Man, You're It. Simone Sunday, January 08, 2017 Pitcher Danny Duffy won my heart some time back with his bear suit, but he was vying for the to… Read more
They Traded Dyson!!!!!!!!!!! Simone Saturday, January 07, 2017 I can't even. (Sobbing, blubbering, sniffling...sobs coming so fast can't catc… Read more
The Problem with Snow Nights... Simone Thursday, January 05, 2017 ... Is they deprive us of Snow Days. It's all in the timing. A good snow needs … Read more
2017 has me like.... Simone Wednesday, January 04, 2017 So much for reflection and burning candles and shit. I'm having trouble adjusting to the ne… Read more
Tornado Drill! Just like that winter is turning to spring and in Kansas that means one thing -- let the tornado drills begin! Kansas i… Keep reading
My Favorite Type of Storm Long live the brainstorm! I say this on behalf of cerebrums everywhere, while we're still allowed to have independ… Keep reading
Polar Vortex Cometh C'est ici--another polar vortex. The arctic chill deepens in this endless winter. I look out and I see only gray.… Keep reading
Random Acts Of Canineness Galloping horses couldn't have surprised us more. In one wooosh the canine had bounded across the room and ONTO THE… Keep reading
Is It Time To Get Started On Those Collateral Vessels? Everyone knows that the heart is a muscle. But who wants to dwell on it? I am well aware that my heart --progenitor and… Keep reading