Rice cakes are actually pretty tasty, when properly frosted. Jul 9, 6:39 PM Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac threaten America. Actual economic news, not the title to a...

Today I saw a 40-year old man in a pink polo shirt cruising down the street on a skateboard. It really impressed upon me the importance of saving up for your midlife...

I have a love-hate relationship with KNHC, Seattle's local "dance music" radio station. Well, honestly, it's more love-love (though that fact alone induces in me no...

Guy on the treadmill next to me looked like he was falling down a flight of stairs for 20 minutes straight. Jun 25, 12:41 PM I'm doing the 100 Push-Up Challenge. I've...

Conversation with a friend, as we walk to the elevators:Friend: So, what are you up to this weekend? Me: Saturday we are going to the Chihuly museum. Friend: Oh, you...

Continuing my tradition of discussing America-themed boardgames on the 4th of July. Last Independence Day I reviewed Twilight Struggle, a game that continues to be a...

Those of you who have commented on my "humor" posts and urged me to "keep my day job" will be pleased to know that I have taken your advice. And if you've ever wondered...

Neighborhood lemonade stand is charging $1 a cup. Those kids are gonna grow up to be an Exxon executives. June 14, 12:30 PM While in a bar I mentioned I was writing a...

College Road Trip: "Phi beta crappa." -- David Hiltbrand, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Made of Honor: "Director Paul Weiland and the three (!) screenwriters it took to boil...

After a decade of obsession with "European" boardgames, I have a rekindled interest in American-style fare, games steeped in theme, more confrontational than their...

Harmonix should release a new video game for the Xbox called "Marching Band". The target market would be kids who played guitar in high school, went on to form actual...

As you know, the Summer Solstice is not only the day on which the sun is at its northernmost extreme, but also the date after which you can no longer dismiss those extra...

"My friend Pete and I are doing this thing where every night we are going to watch one of AFI's top 100 movies." "How many you going though?" "Well I only have Star...

You have to get up pretty early in the morning to fool Matthew Baldwin. Seriously, it gets me every time. I'm all "Why are you up so early?" 16:30 PM Have been smelling...

  So lemmie tell you about the (mostly healed, in this photograph) wound on my forehead. Kind of a funny story. Last week The Queen and I rearranged the...

On the one hand, I am pleased to have received so many birthday greetings today, based on the random numbers I plugged into the "date of birth" fields when signing up for...

One of the greatest things about having children--aside from the perpetuation of your genetic material and the necessity of having sex to do so--is that you again have an...

Though The TV Show That Shall Remain Unnamed threatened to derail it for a few weeks, the AFI 100 Project continues apace. The Bridge On the River Kwai: Ah man, this...

A new poll was taken during Tuesday's primaries, in which half of all Democratic voters said that, if their preferred candidate does not win the nomination, they will...