My mother-in-law (Kate) arrived Friday night for her annual visit, and we've been busy settling her in.  Tonight we're headed out fo...

The high yesterday was 76°F; the low last night 44°F.  This is summer in San Diego?  I global warming means this kind of summer for us, I sa...

Earlier this week we had temperatures over 105°F, which are normal for us this time of year.  Before that our summer had beed substantially ...

Via my cousin Mike D.: Wal-Mart vs. The Morons 1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day. 2. This works out t...

I never knew how this part of the Sugar Plum Fairy was created – and this certainly wasn't what I'd have guessed.  The instrument i...

Jeez, this sure is a long way from the rampant Obama adoration two years ago.  Via reader James M.:

An easy job, I know, but Andrew Klavan does it very convincingly in his inimitable (and very entertaining) style. Via my sister-in-law Gina ...

A very interesting article by Roy Baumeister, and probably not what you're expecting from the title.  Recommended.

Via reader Doug S.:  some lucky computer science students in England are getting a chance to learn about how the guts of computers actually ...

The Big Bear Solar Observatory's New Solar Telescope (with a 1.6 meter aperture and adaptive optics) has achieved first light ; the ima...

The Obama Administration's EPA is seriously considering it . It's almost like they want to be thrown out of power...

Yesterday brought us some very odd summer weather.  First it was very hot (got up to 108°F).  Then a thunderstorm rolled overhead.  Lightnin...

Yeah, I know it will never happen – but we can dream, can't we?  Or is that a taxable event now, too?  Via my cousin Mike D.: Congressi...

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The anthropogenic global warming crowd has found supposed effects of global warming all over the place (think polar bears and drowning islan...

Took the dogs out for their morning walk just a bit later this morning, around 4 am (I'm working from home today, and slept just a bit l...

There's a new 411 (phone directory) service available.  It's free.  You use it over the telephone.  It works anywhere.  It's fas...

Berries good !

Interesting piece by Michael Ledeen in today's WSJ.  I sure hope he's right...

Late yesterday afternoon, Debbie and I helped Paula C., a friend and neighbor, bury a dog that she had bred.  The dog had been a champion Ro...