If the cookie says it, it must be true

When I was a kid, I would sometimes spend the night at the firehouse where my dad worked — station 9, which is up a steep hill from my house.

Things I forgot about: first in a series. Back in 1980, gas came in two flavors: leaded and unleaded. “Regular” had lead; these days, “regular” is unleaded. When you paid for something with a  [more...]

Elizabeth Edwards had a particularly bad day yesterday. Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, was diagnosed with breast cancer the day her husband and Sen. John Kerry  [more...]