I never really thought I'd ever type out the phrase "fossilized Walkman" or "fossilized PlayStation controller" in my lifetime, and yet, here I am Sunday morning, doing just that. Hooray? Of course,......

Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Let's return to Engines Not Found In Nature projects, shall we? You......

By Anne E. Kornblut, Staff Writer, Washington Post If the Obama campaign represented a sleek, new iPhone kind of future, the first day of the Obama administration looked more like the rotary-dial past. Two years after launching the most technologically savvy presidential campaign in history, Obama o...

So one of the new things I introduce to the blog in 2009 a la reality tv and all that jazz is reality IM'ing and chatting.  This is where I'll have chats and actual arguments with friends and then after its done ask if i can post them to the blog and have readers decide who was right a...

Brimming with pride, I stepped to the microphone and introduced my friend Dyah. In just a few weeks, Dyah will be leaving Cincinnati to study at the Rotary Center for International Studies at Duke/UNC-Chapel Hill. Each year, Rotary International selects 60 scholars to study at one of six Centers set...

Ari and I went geocaching Saturday (Sara decided to stay home and have some Sara time) and Ari played a bit in the park. We still don’t have a GPS, so I still rely on Google Maps or Google Earth to locate things before I leave the house. First we went for and got, The “Price” is Ri...

So three of our authors are away on vacation in Greece.  So I'll substitute for them when I can here. Very timely email came to my inbox this afternoon from a dear friend.  It said: "Meanwhile, provide chances for [your child] to form loving connections with others as well, advises sociolo...

Senator Cayetano was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Cagayan de Oro’s 61st Induction of Officers. She’s 42 years old, but looks like she’s in her early 30’s. She is the youngest elected female Senator in Philippine history. She’s quite tall for a Filipina, but h...

The following event took place in Monterey California on June 2, 2008. Scene: Eric is visiting his parents back home in what they think is a normal reunion of immediate family members, Eric’s testament to sustaining family ties and securing a place at the Big Boys table for Christmas Dinner. ...

I live in Cole Valley and love it.  My studio is like a bunker and it gives me a nice clubhouse feel.  I buy flowers for myself every week.  I burn candles.  I do headstands.  I have amazing friends.  I love obscure humors.  I stroll through golden gate park...