Nowhere Near the Edge

Once the calendar kicks over to November, our sporting life transitions from soccer to basketball. The two sports have been going simultane...

Despite having lived more than 30 years in California, I have never lived someplace as seismically active as I do now. In the last six mont...

Here is, perhaps, the best way to understand the Michael's soccer season. After today's game, the opposing coach stopped him in the...

Oakland has its issues, but one thing that unites the city is its Raiders. The death of Al Davis, the general managing partner and longtime...

I happened to hear the classic Harry Chapin tune "Cat's in the Cradle" the other day on the local "New Oldies" radio...

Some of the details of the president's plan to force the federal government to live within its means fund the federal government are co...

This interview with St. Mary's men's basketball coach Randy Bennett is a nice look inside the personal life of the man at the helm ...

Last week, Michael's soccer team was blitzed by, um, Germany, ending up on the wrong side of a 4-0 deficit by halftime. Michael's h...

Being the parent of an elementary school student and a high school student creates unexpected fissures in your sense of self. At the grades...

In my childhood, and in the first part of my own children's childhoods, soccer was the only youth sport of note in the household. Socce...

Three day weekends at home generally mean projects around the house. In the past, many rooms have received fresh coats of paint. Running s...

Yes! Just in time for the pennant races. This will really be nice to have in January when the season is still two months away and we...

According to some people in white lab coats, eating chocolate can reduce the risk of heart disease by as much as 33% or more. The research...

After weeks of intense anticipation, the school year started vigorously. Michael got the fourth-grade teacher he was hoping for. Several...

1965: The Beatles perform at Shea Stadium. 1969: Woodstock music festival begins. 1993: Two otherwise sensible people get married at th...

Kelly's career in recreational league volleyball came to an end in early June. Her team ended up playing very well over the course of th...

With summer half over, now seems as good a time as any to take a look back at the busy spring sports scene in our household. First up, baseb...

While the Bay Area continues to enjoy relatively mild temperatures this summer, much of the rest of the country has faced oppressively hot c...

The Space Shuttle will launch for the last time in a few moments (11:26 am EDT). I got up early to watch the first shuttle launch on TV. T...

I love airplanes. I generally enjoy air travel, and as a kid entertained the notion of becoming a pilot. Of course, becoming a pilot requi...