Once falling at the end of the Roman year, February was made with less days than the other months. This year, while February is still frosty and cold, it offers an extra day just so we can all ‘leap’ into the next month with a good measure of levity and luck. Here’s...
Do you feel the lethargy that winter weather can bring on us all and, maybe, do you have that feeling of being pent up indoors? Can you see a weird change in the way that people - including yourself - function while getting along with something of a daily routine? Is...
January, not unlike the entire calendar that we know, resulted from a great amount of political juggling (and work) by Romans including the highest priest(s) of Roman religion, political rulers of the age like Julius Caesar, and astronomers of the time. It was/is more...
Symbolic trapping or shopping fun, whichever way you approach the month of December it can be a much appreciated, beautiful time of the year. Decorative lights and ornaments go up on celebrated trees. Children prepare their wish lists for the approaching visit by that...
Mensans from Topeka, Lawrence, and the Kansas City area met at the Spencer Museum of Art on the KU Lawrence campus on October 27th to visit the exhibit knowledges, rethinking the roles university research and art play in our collective consciousness. Four installation...
Sunday, November 24th at 1:30 pm Lenexa Senior Center 13425 Walnut Street, Lenexa, KS Turkey, ham, and soft drinks will be provided. (No alcoholic beverages are allowed on the premises.) Bring a dish to share and a donation for Harvesters. The doors will open at 1:00...
November is another rock-solid month which can be full of traditional activities. Starting with what remains left of Halloween night – candy, costumes, and All Saints’ Day – then Election Day, Veterans Day, ending with Thanksgiving weekend and St. Andrew’s Day,...
Games: Trivia, Mensa Bingo, Balloon Drawing, Kids' Corner & More Prizes: Will be awarded for costumes & games! Food & drinks: Chili, hot dogs, wine, tea, and lemonade will be provided. You bring a side dish or dessert to share. Fun: See games and prizes...
Part of the great fun that October offers is the changing (new) season of Autumn which befalls upon us – always whether we are ready for it or not. Can you also feel the added pressure of the approaching holiday season which arrives toward the end of this and every...
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