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What we did for our summer vacation 
Posted by Liz on June 30, 2007

If you journey off of I-70, Missouri is kind of nice. Continue »
Megan Helm sighting 
Posted by Eric on June 29, 2007
Megan Helm, who has been a contributor for some time to Free State Family and wrote the recently retired "Circle Up" blog, has one of the most-discussed items today on ljworld.com: this letter to the editor about the 2008 presidential race. Way to go, Megan. Continue »
Tio Loco fans unite! 
Posted by Eric on June 27, 2007
This is the home of the unofficial Senor Stan's fan club. Continue »
Art Mayhem 
Posted by Eric on June 23, 2007
...with Lawrence artist KT Walsh.
Thursday, June 28, 7 p.m.
732 Rhode Island St.
Free and open to the public!
A celebration of life at its most blessed--completely harmonic, intrinsically bizarre, gorgeous to see. Continue »
Postcard from Girl-Scout day camp 
Posted by Eric on June 22, 2007
Sun! Fun! Disasters narrowly averted! Continue »
My aunt has opinionitis 
Posted by Eric on June 21, 2007
Check out a new blog with bite. Continue »
Lawrence, meet your pesticides 
Posted by Eric on June 19, 2007
Here are some of the tasty products we're using to maintain our parks. If I'm missing something and these are good for me in small doses, please let me know and I'll start pouring them on my granola. Continue »
Crack Nazis and ditching the training wheels 
Posted by Eric on June 17, 2007
Lawrence's sidewalks suck, but kids must bike nonetheless. Here are some ideas from getting them off the training wheels and onto two wheels. Continue »
Bob Dylan tribute in the works 
Posted by Eric on June 15, 2007
Tentatively scheduled for the night of July 7 at the Gaslight Tavern. You heard it here first. More details to come. Get a sitter if you're a Dylan fan and come out to hear local musicians take a crack at... Continue »
Good Dad Writing 
Posted by Admin on June 15, 2007
Our friend, Jeff Ruby, who works for Chicago Magazine writing about food and other fun stuff (some people have all the luck), is now publishing excerpts from the journal he kept during his wife's first pregnancy in a column called... Continue »
Father's Day hype machine 
Posted by Eric on June 13, 2007
Your partner or spouse really does want something on this holiday, even if he does not act like it ahead of time. Continue »
Destination: Old Prairie Town 
Posted by Eric on June 11, 2007
A quaint but noisy attraction near downtown Topeka. Continue »
Movies should all be like this 
Posted by Eric on June 09, 2007
Turn down the volume, turn up the lights, and skip the previews. That's what I'm talking about. Continue »
Family-friendly music scoop 
Posted by Liz on June 08, 2007

Coming in July: A family friendly show at the Replay where the music is all about the kids.
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Sippin' on fizzy water 
Posted by Liz on June 04, 2007
It's long been my belief that fizzy water is a beverage for middle aged folks who have become a little milquetoast with time. The reason for my new found fondness of fizzy water - that it serves as a guilt-free stand-in for booze and pop - fully supports this theory. Continue »
A few changes 
Posted by Liz on June 03, 2007
Hello everybody, and thanks for checking back, despite the flagrant case of cyber neglect that's been occuring around here. As you may notice, the structure of the site has changed just a bit. Allow me to briefly explain....... Continue »