RT @MotherJones: Are some conservatives actually freaking out over the fact that Obamacare appears to be working? http://t.co/5Agxp3e3

As I write this, a few miles away Stephen Hawking is about to take the stage at the San Jose Center for the Performing Arts. Will he sing with his voice synthesizer? Maybe make some graceful ballet moves with the chair  [more...]

The Bob & Edith’s diner, on Columbia Pike near Carter’s Amoco, used to be a Roy Roger’s. Before that, it was a Three Chefs. Butch Mason, a family friend, used to work at Carter’s Amoco  [more...]