Nowhere Near the Edge

Last night, thanks to the generosity of an acquaintance, we attended a special performance of " George Gershwin Alone ." This one...

Our first morning at sea found us pulling into the Nassau harbor. After squeezing through the breakwater, our enormous ship pirouetted with...

German cars are notoriously expensive to maintain. One obvious reason is that the parts are usually manufactured overseas, and are not in g...

While we wait for the rest of the Disney Cruise pictures to upload... For those of a certain age, who are now in prime career/childrearing/l...

Our first morning in Florida found us fully encompassed by the Disney gravitational pull. After a great buffet breakfast in the hotel, we p...

Our (unexpectedly) second annual trip to the Bahamas began in pre-dawn darkness that felt little removed from post-dusk darkness. I, in par...

Sorry for the dearth of posts recently, especially since a couple of you may be waiting to see happy snaps of our recent vacation. Those wi...

Twice in the past month I have watched the hillside hear my office erupt in flames, the most recent occasion being yesterday. The office is...

It has been touch and go for weeks now, with a trial standing in the way. However, I'm relieved to be able to now look forward to this:...

A new section is currently being written in the Law of Unintended Consequences. Automobiles using a so-called “hybrid” powertrain, which co...

Cormac McCarthy has long been described as this generation’s William Faulkner (it is not accidental that McCarthy’s first major editor had b...

I spent much of yesterday in the company of a business associate who was in town (that town being San Francisco, incidentally) from Florida ...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to take part in a reunion of the Schubertians, the men's chamber choir of which I was a part whi...

Yet more evidence that through the miracle of internet-based mapping systems, you really can get there from here. Pay particular attention...

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 ...