There was a forced march yesterday morning that led to such a feeling of well being and fundamental fitness that by mid-afternoon four of six people in the house were unconscious and snoring. There was good reason. Pre-season baseball was on the TV and what better way to celebrate that first game …

Who cares? Who care that there is a new thingie that makes you hold it as you do basically the same thing you did with the old thingie - except that you sent more for the new thingie... and right after Christmas when you don't have the money. Stop stealing the money from the geeks, Apple. It's not …

One of the greatest things about becoming an old fart is learning how much fun it is to be an old fart - especially at Christmas. You don't have to worry about trends, you really don't have to worry about even your appearance and you have a ready made target in all your half-baked humour simply by …

Thank God for the two year old. She wants farm toys... even if that does not include barnyard animals, a barn or a tractor when asked to explain. Maybe a good drainage system. But other than that, everything this year is digital. A better Mp3, DVDs, that sort of thing. Makes you long for the day … read more »

Shopping. Can't imagine being in the crowds. My idea of shopping is a weeks groceries in 17 minutes. Standing outside a shoe store, seeing something through the window and showing "gimme that in a ten and a half" through the door.  •  May We See Your Notes Update: No comment what so ever on the …

Nature can be surprising.  •  The animal will be watched over by veterinarians and then likely given to the Toronto Zoo, police said. Still, no one knows where it came from. "Obviously, it made its way from Rouge Valley, Humber Valley," said Supt. Hugh Ferguson. "How? God only knows ... GO Train …

I used to make fun of UK "hoodie law" but then I got bored with it. I took my eye off the ball. Apparently the state spies then took that opportunity to break out the wacko stick and hit everything in sight with it:  •  Suspecting Ms. Paton of falsifying her address to get her daughter into the …

The more I think about the need to explore superdooperness, the more I seek out examples to live by. And, as you might expect, the Soviet / Russian space program offers a shining light to all who need to know it is OK to be superdooper:  •  The activities of the astronauts in the days leading up … read more »