Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead

Yes, this is one of the reasons I chose to move to California: here I sit on a winter’s day in January, typing on my Powerbook as I relax in the backyard. It’s 66° here right now, and I am having lunch  [more...]

Today’s another of those things that we Americans love to indulge in: anniversaries. The commemoration today: the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. A horrifying event, which — like  [more...]

The military band outside the cathedral has been standing there in the rain, unmoving. The stone walkway is wet, but there are dry spots surrounding each of them where they have been standing so long.