Via my mom, this letter to the U.S. Passport Office: Dear Mrs. Ms. Or Sir: I'm in the process of renewing my passport and still cann...

Via my mom: George Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the p...

Via reader Jim M.:

No, I'm not talking about Joe Biden.  I'm talking about the numerous leaks of operational intelligence, the pattern of which strongl...

Anyone who owns a cat will instantly recognize this behavior.  Anyone who doesn't own a cat will add one more item to their list of reas...

Via my mom: Written across the wall of the cave were the symbols at right. It was considered a unique find and the writings were said t...

Even the title of this post raises all sorts of questions and red flags!  What on earth are they talking about?  A programming language I...

That's a damned fine question, as he's been a “public servant” nearly all his life – and the sum of all his salaries are far smaller...

The photo at right ( or here in even larger form ) shows a simulated 3D view of Gale Crater on Mars, using photos taken from orbit. If y...

I kind of like this idea !

I've blogged (months ago) about an experience much like this one .  Scary...

It seems unlikely that this is a good omen ...

Wolf Blitzer is the flying pig in this story.  Wolf's efforts at political reporting are noteworthy in the main only for their rigorous ...

And awesome .

I'm not sure I've ever heard a politician's speech that I liked more: This caught me completely by surprise.  I've nev...

You'll feel smarter.  Unless you're one of the people in the video, that is...

Via my mom and some additional sources on the web: If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water...

I used to think that 600 dots-per-inch (DPI) color laser printers were fantastical, futuristic devices, printing 360,000 dots in every squar...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey has cataloged some 400,000 galaxies (each with billions of stars), including their locations in the universe. ...