Nowhere Near the Edge

I understand why they exist, but word verification applications are a constant annoyance, and an example of a half-baked solution to an ongo...

Among the many arcane rules of political life that have survived the decades without notice, why is election day the first Tuesday after the...

Remember when MTV stood for " Music Television"? It has been many years since MTV actually featured music as a substantial porti...

It is axiomatic that appliances will blow a fuse or spring a leak the day after their warranties expire. A little known codicil to this tru...

I flew again this week for the first time in a while, and the first time since the airlines began charging fees for just about everything. ...

Big Media can no longer sanctimoniously claim it is not taking sides. The revealing gaffe was right out there for everyone to see. Last nig...

We have all been through it. We all know the peculiar anxieties, stresses and exhaustions of moving a household. Luckily for you, you get ...

Here, finally, are some happy snaps from the last six weeks or so. No sooner did we get the keys to the new house than we set about tearing...

You want a measure of how crazy the financial markets are right now? With about 45 minutes to go in today's trading, General Motors, whi...

My 20th high school reunion was this past weekend. I attended the 10th, which was predictably awkward and all too reminiscent of high schoo...

The move, it happened. We are now in our new house surrounded and overwhelmed by boxes full of everything we own. Ah, the irony: we have i...

It has been a very hectic week. Thanks to Dad, we unloaded our portable storage unit last week, filling half of our new garage. We also to...

Astronaut Tom Jones (four Shuttle flights) has given an illuminating interview concerning the challenges facing NASA and American manned sp...

I've noted previously that food producers and grocery stores have been pulling a subtle fast one on us by reducing the size of packaged...

We just got hit with a 4.0 earthquake about five minutes ago. According to the USGS , it hit just a couple of miles away, so we got quite a...

Escrow closed without any drama. The loan was funded yesterday, the title was recorded this morning, the keys were delivered this afternoon...

The Atlanta Braves enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of regular-season dominance from 1991 to 2005, winning the division title every year. T...

We received word this morning that our loan has been funded. Once the administrative task of recording the title is completed tomorrow, the...

Not shameless at all; very proud, in fact. It is time to harness the power of the blogosphere, all five of you who read this. Please check ...

Loan documents and wire transfer signed yesterday. If all goes according to plan, we get the keys on Friday. Most of our family has now ha...