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Summer Vegetables
Even when it is this hot (108˚ in Kansas City,) a trip to the outdoor market is fun. The one I visit is shaded and full of scrumptious treats at mostly reasonable prices. The farmers are so friendly and in… Continue reading
SAVING HISTORY
Over the bridge table Tuesday, my eighty seven year old Jewish friend mentioned she was born in Fremont, Nebraska. “Where is that?” I asked.”Near Omaha,” she answered. “How did your parents come to live there?” I wondered. This is the… Continue reading
THE HIGGS BOSON (THE GOD PARTICLE)
After years of exploration and billions of dollars, scientists worldwide believe that the Haldron Collider, a huge particle accelerator 100 meters underground, has found the Higgs boson particle. If true, it will forever change how we understand the universe.
This… Continue reading
Secret Garden
I call it my secret garden room. The leafy crown of an ancient soft maple tree covers my hideaway, its hollow trunk and limbs housing birds, squirrels, chipmunks, a mother raccoon and her two babies, and now and then,… Continue reading
ABEL RAMIREZ BIG BAND: YOU ARE INVITED
Do you love to dance to big band music? Or just listen and tap your feet?
If so, don’t miss the Kansas City Youth Jazz dinner and dance event Sunday, April 22nd at the Madrid Theater, 3810 Main in… Continue reading

