Nowhere Near the Edge

GM bungles another deal. After failing to sell off its Saturn line to Penske, GM's proposed deal to sell Saab to Swedish carmaker Koeni...

Kelly's first appearance in an all-star game was a good one. She started the game and had some good touches, including a clever change ...

Last Saturday's games were the last regular season games. There is one more game for 16 kids in each of the three oldest divisions: th...

In a mild upset, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum has won his second consecutive Cy Young award , in one of the closest votes ever....

"The King of Kong." Yes, it is a documentary. Not only that, it is a documentary about an old video game and the people who play ...

Eagle-eyed readers may have noticed something new in the close-up portrait of Kelly in the last post. Indeed, adolescence has arrived: Meta...

The kids had their last soccer games this weekend, with parties and trophies following close behind. Michael's team played a tight game...

My stereo receiver is more than 15 years old. My TV does not have an HDMA input. I have no surround sound speakers. Despite these technol...

Grand, eloquent words from Attorney General Eric Holder : I am confident in the ability of our courts to provide these defendants a fair tr...

Computer technology allows very smart accident reconstruction specialists to do all kinds of amazing things. Here is a compelling reconstr...

There is no Soccer Saturday update this week because we had a slightly unusual weekend. Michael had an early game in which the team was so ...

... reeking of the herb: You're not fooling anybody.

Another beautiful Saturday morning for soccer games. Kelly's team was back on the big field at St. Mary's, dominating the game but ...

This is a game called "Haggle": The kids created this game on their own. They play it every year after Halloween. Even though it...

We have reached that point in life when Halloween no longer means leading the kids around the neighborhood for an hour in the evening. We n...

Kelly played another game at St. Mary's today. In one of her team's best games of the season, she set up a teammate for the first go...

I have enjoyed working with the new camera, although most of the pictures I have taken have been at soccer games. Every once in a while, th...

I'm not the first to observe that aging is, in many respects, no fun. While The Professor was preparing to compete in his first triathl...

Both kids are well into their soccer seasons now. Michael's Team Spain is a spirited bunch, although they have yet to win a game. They...

Relying again on an iPhone app for guidance, I took on the task of preparing sweet and sour pork a couple of weekends ago. I originally got...