When visiting the Villainous Company blog yesterday morning, I came across the transcript of this speech — a riveting, must-read talk give...

Take a good, hard look at these Marine helicopters. See anything that inclines you to hysterical laughter? Now that’s my idea of great camo...

Consider these events: Joe is a young man, a college student, and by all accounts hard-working, honest, and just plain pleasant to be aroun...

Tip o’the hat to reader Sid F., who says: [This] is a way for people to send comments of support to the people of India in their time of ne...

I read a commentary piece in the Wall Street Journal this morning with great interest — it describes an effort (in New Jersey, of all places...

I associate forest fires primarily with dry, hot conditions — the conditions we have in Southern California every year, and also in much of ...

Tip o’the hat to JimM: Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this ...

This coming weekend, I am planning to put down new linoleum tile in our laundry room, and to install some much-needed storage. The first st...

A friend emailed me yesterday to let me know her cell phone had broken, so I wouldn’t be alarmed if I tried to reach her and got the “out of...

A few days ago I posted about a worth project that I had signed up for: an effort to get 2,996 bloggers — one for each victim of 9/11 — to ...

Jodi Burnett is the woman who was killed last week in Jamul by a reckless, speeding driver. Today, while driving past the spot where she die...

Alika died today, very suddenly and very unexpectedly — he was just over two years old, and had no health problems that we knew of. He was ...

First, from news reports yesterday (various sources): A young man accused of driving a BMW at speeds up to 100 mph before slamming into a pi...

Tip o’the hat to Marsha . Note: I’ve been unable to verify the authenticity of these, but who cares? The Washington Post’s Style invitationa...

Tip o’the hat to Judy: Here’s a quote from a government employee who witnessed a recent interaction between an elderly woman and an antiwar ...

What could be more ordinary and routine than the ritual of brushing your teeth? Folks like me, who can remember vacuum tubes and cars that ...

Passed along by SimonM, and very appropriate for the day… What Is A Vet? Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, ...

Dr. Isaac Asimov is mostly known for his science fiction (think I, Robot and the Foundation trilogy) and the amazing number of non-fiction...

Ben Stein, in his last column for Eonline (in December 2003) said talks who the real heroes are: How Can Someone Who Lives in Insane Luxury...

Last weekend, two friends (Vera and Konstantin) visited us, and while they were here Konstantin took a few pictures. We tried to get our th...