For the Dishwasher’s Sake


I’ve been writing on some weighty topics lately — too little money, too many choices, too few jobs. It’s time, I decided, to move on […]


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Vivid Pink


“Vivid pink” diamond sells for record $10.8 million HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) – A rare, 5-carat pink diamond was auctioned off for a record $10.8 […]


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Where Gay Marriage Is Legal


D.C. Joins Five States in Legalizing Gay Marriage Gay marriage continues to be a hot-button issue for many Americans. Whenever it’s legalized (or banned) anywhere […]


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What it was like growing up on Alcatraz


Betty Lou Vickery is one of the rarest people anywhere. She lived on Alcatraz Island when it was a military disciplinary barracks – before it […]


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Google search still working in China


SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc. triggered a false alarm Thursday by posting a notice that its search engine and several other services had been cut […]


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WikiLeaks reveals sites critical to US security


In a disclosure of some of the most sensitive information revealed by WikiLeaks so far, the website has released a secret cable listing sites worldwide […]


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Diff’rent Strokes Conrad Bain


Conrad Bain Conrad Bain was born February 4, 1923 in Lethbridge, Alberta Canada.  Wryly humorous Canadian character actor Conrad Bain was all wrapped up in […]


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Jennifer Aniston, hit by scam


Jennifer Aniston named as victim of salon fraud The owner of a Beverly Hills beauty salon was arrested on Wednesday on charges of stealing credit […]


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‘Sheriff Joe’ defiant after immigration ruling


PHOENIX – Lost in the hoopla over Arizona’s immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own […]


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Volcano erupts after 400-year silence


Thousands of Indonesians were evacuated from the slopes of a volcano on Sunday after it erupted for the first time in more than 400 years, […]


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