Nowhere Near the Edge

Just when you thought you had enough to worry about when travelling by air (are my carry-on liquids in clear plastic containers? Am I weari...

Think this kid is headed for a tough future? It seems that a Washington state 17-year-old was arrested for drunk driving. Apparently the ...

This is one of those weird, fun weekends when the sporting world offers up one of its better days of the year, particularly for those like m...

It's been a reasonably good day at the office, it's Friday, and the weather is perfect. Naturally, one does in such situations, I...

Are you feeling smart today? On top of your game, are you? Well, meet UCLA's 31-year-old mathematics professor who happens to have ma...

As has been chronicled elsewhere , Michael is quite the whiz with Legos. Knowing this, Grandma Janet got clever and gave me a 1/17th scale ...

Too bad the kid's so camera shy.

The weather gods apparenly observe the appparently arbitrary comings and goings of daylight savings time. Just in time for that extra hour ...

Get your telescopes ready. Starting the evening of March 3rd, a total lunar eclipse will plunge the moon into shadow. The linked article ...

The original BBC television series "The Office" debuted in 2001 and ended in 2003, but thanks to Netflix, I just finished watching...

HDTV may have raised the bar considerably when it comes to experiencing sporting events from your living room, but nothing compares to going...

So this is where we will spend tomorrow, under a beautiful February SoCal sky: (That's Riviera Country Club. They're having a littl...

I love the internet. There is almost no question that cannot be answered (as long as you are comfortable with an answer that may not be, um...

At last, the news we have been waiting so long to hear ... Apple and The Beatles have settled their trademark dispute , for the third time. ...

My main contribution to Michael's Christmas was a plastic model kit. After all, what little boy doesn't like to build cars out of f...

While I may not be a Birkenstock-and-hemp-shawl-wearing Greenie, I have a basic appreciation for conservation and recycling. Curbside recyc...

Michael received a bunch of Lego kits for his birthday and Christmas. Whether he was ready or not, he had graduated from the hamster-sized ...

State Farm has finally seen the light. Hundreds of Mississippi policyholders sued State Farm after the insurer partially or fully refused to...

As a favor to a good friend, I had the opportunity to record some backing vocals to a couple of songs he wrote for an album he is producing....

Freezing temperatures are all across the news these days, and Southern California has not escaped it. We have not had to suffer freezing rai...