Tornado Drill! Simone Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Just like that winter is turning to spring and in Kansas that means one thing -- let the tornado … Read more
My Favorite Type of Storm Simone Saturday, February 22, 2025 Long live the brainstorm! I say this on behalf of cerebrums everywhere, while we're still al… Read more
Polar Vortex Cometh Simone Tuesday, February 18, 2025 C'est ici--another polar vortex. The arctic chill deepens in this endless winter. I look o… Read more
A Cold Day in Hell Simone Sunday, February 09, 2025 That describes the current conditions. Oh dear. I have a whole list of things that fall under &qu… Read more
Sunday UnFunnies Here's your Sunday supplement-- excerpts from an article in the Financial Times that gives an interesting analysis … 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
A Magnet Is Born Magnets are magical little objects but I had no idea making them was so badass. The messy and dangerous process in this… Keep reading
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
Leaving on a midnight train A week or so ago I was driving on a Saturday and this song came on the radio. And the next thing I knew I was gesticul… Keep reading
Meet the Shaggs! The Shaggs were three New Hampshire sisters who were forced by their father to form a band in the mid-sixties. They h… Keep reading