End-run: A maneuver in which impediments are bypassed, often by deceit or trickery. I think that what the New York appeals court did in Febr...

Check out the dialog over at Barbara's place .

Video from the 2008 National Spelling Bee of 13-year-old champion Sameer Mishra spelling an unusual word :)

A few excerpts from this article about McCain's mis-speak about troop numbers: MILWAUKEE - Republican John McCain's estimate of U.S...

Someone seems out of place in this picture :)

A few interesting excerpts from this AP article on former Bush White House spokesman Scott McClellan's new book: The White House respon...

My wife and I love to watch.. this gal was really great. Grad student makes 'Jeopardy!' history CULVER CITY, Calif., May 29 (UPI) --...

What do you get when you cross a bus with a train? A dual-mode vehicle that has the versatility of a bus, the speed of light rail and fuel e...

HOUMA, La. - Police in this town wouldn't cut a break for a barber who ran afoul of an obscure law barring him from working Sundays and ...

Anaïs Nin (born Angela Anais Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell) (1903-1977) was a Cuban-French author who became famous for her pub...

Each year, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) puts out its list of the 12 "greenest cars", taking into a...

According to this article the ex-Beatle was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Yale University. Knighted by the Queen and now ...

I will always have fond memories of Dick Martin and his "Laugh-In" co-host Dan Rowan. Laugh-In was a great show that introduced us...

This article brought back tons of memories because it showed the picture below with this caption: A Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile at...