Nowhere Near the Edge

This afternoon of Christmas Eve, as ever more presents appeared under the boughs, Michael took to counting his gifts. Again. As he began t...

Thankfully, nobody was killed when an American Airlines jet skidded off the runway while landing in Jamaica in a rainstorm. The airline ha...

The California Emergency Management Agency has released maps detailing the effect on the California coastline of tsunamis generated by most...

After missing a week due to illness, Michael was back with his "Ohio State" teammates on the basketball court. They are an energe...

Recent events, which included me accompanying Kelly to the hospital for 45 hours, opened my eyes to certain truths about health care. Quest...

The grippe has come to our household, knocking Michael out of school nearly all week, and taking Cheryl down today. Because he is still rec...

A few weeks ago (nanoseconds in the slow-moving calendar that governs home improvement projects), I completed the rough carpentry needed to ...

The latest school project that Kelly despised came from her video production class. So far this year, that class has kept her busy producin...

Halloween candy has a shelf life. That is equal to the time from October 31 to the moment the first batch of Christmas fudge is done. As of...

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 ...