Month: April 2011

Little Finn has decided that today is the day that he wants to get serious about this walking thing. He’s really just doing what they call “cruising,” but he wants to move on to the next step. This means that I...

Japan is radioactive; the Middle East is tumultuous; unemployment is high; the government is on the verge of shutting down; the president’s high school buddy allegedly tried to hire a prostitute. CNN breathlessly reports:...

The Fermi Lab, which runs the second most powerful cyclotron, or atom smasher as they are often called, has made a major new discovery, and it may revolutionize our understanding of particle physics. That’s a big deal...

Pity the cherry blossoms. As congressional negotiators pushed last-ditch efforts to agree on a 2011 federal budget and avoid a federal closedown, the National Cherry Blossom Festival announced that its annual gala parade,...

Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg has emerged as the winner in an election billed as the first skirmish against Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s heavy-handed union busting tactics. Her margin of...