Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead

Yesterday, the little hole-in-the-wall deli/sandwich spot in my office building was closed, an unusual occurrence. Mrs. Kim is always there early in the morning — you can even get a good breakfast there. I was  [more...]

The 4.1 Milpitas earthquake that hit here on Thursday was a small affair — like all quakes, when it first starts you kind of freeze in place and wait to see what happens next. How big will it get? Is there a huge  [more...]

As I begin the slow but certain slide into old-man-hood, each new sign of aging is a bewildering shock. Today, I discovered that my eyebrows are becoming wild and unruly, with long curly hairs popping up every which way  [more...]