Our morning began a tad earlier than usual today, thanks to our menagerie.  Race (our border collie) was curled up tightly on our bed, betwe...

Interesting reading ...

The XM25 rifle fires 25mm (about 1 inch) diameter rounds that explode behind or over cover hiding enemy soldiers.  It's a game-changer ...

Before Google's IPO, they engaged several finance experts to come in and educate their millionaires-to-be about investment.  One expert...

John Fund of the WSJ: ...But if you think TSA is dysfunctional and unpopular now, wait until it unionizes. This month, the Federal Labor Re...

Via reader Simi L., who says this is one of his favorites: A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looki...

Via Amy L.:

Debbie came up with the tagline:

I'd sure like to have witnessed this:

It's cold here today; the kind of day we used to call “raw”.  The temperature has been around 43°F (5°C) all day, the humidity has been ...

Via my mom: go here and click on play .

Usually we spend Thanksgiving Day with friends and family, at home (whether ours or someone else's).  This year we did something complet...

25 geekly SSH beauties ...

As always, click to enlarge. From APOD , of course.

Yup, that pretty much says it...

The Obama administration recently gave the Nissan Leaf plug-in electric vehicle a mileage rating of 99 MPG.  That makes it look very good co...

Why creating public sector jobs is useless for growing the economy:

IowaHawk has the inside scoop.  Put down your morning beverage first, swallow your last gulp, then read ...

Buck Howdy is thinking about you: Meanwhile, we're thankful to be staying home all four days of this holiday (except for an excursi...

For the past 100 years or so, U.S. politics have been essentially a contest between two political parties: Republicans and Democrats.  While...