A Russian spacecraft carrying a crew of three landed safely in Kazakhstan about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday about three hours after leaving the International Space Station, officials said. Space tourist Charles Simonyi, Russian Yuri Lonchakov and American Michael Fincke smiled, gave thumbs-ups to cameras and munched on apples before being carried to waiting helicopters. ...more

April 9, 2009

The first opinion column, published under this scribbler's name, ran in a Georgia paper about 35 years back. It was a commentary countering a continually popular, liberal-belief that large segments of the population need government financial assistance to merely exist. ...more

March 21, 2009

A "Project Runway" finalist is accused of using her cat as a weapon during a spat with her ex-fiance. ...more

March 19, 2009

The great benefit of this present financial deficit in education is that it provides us with the opportunity to diligently evaluate everything we are presently spending taxpayer money on. Little things add up. Presently, if we added up all the perfectly good fruit that our children are now throwing in the trash, I wonder just how much that would add up to, $200 a day per school. ...more

February 4, 2009

A Tampa man and his mom grow roses and give them away. ...more

January 15, 2009

How do I substitute honey for sugar in baking recipes? For each cup of sugar called for, use 3/4 cup of honey and reduce the other liquid in the recipe by 1/4 cup. In equal measures, honey is sweeter than sugar, so you'll have the same sweetness level. Be aware that not all recipes take kindly to honey. It browns more rapidly, so keep an eye on the batter while it bakes. If bread or cake looks like it is browning too rapidly but is not done, you can lay a sheet of foil loosely over the pan to protect the surface while it finishes baking. And store the final product carefully. Honey tends to draw moisture, so baked goods such as sweet breads can actually get beads of moisture on them, which make them look spotty. ...more

January 4, 2009

What is comte cheese? This recipe looks good, but I can't find any cheese with this name. ...more

December 28, 2008

Calling all cranberries. They're in the markets now, but they won't last long. So stock up and grab a few bags to freeze. ...more

December 27, 2008

The primates knew something special was happening long before the zookeepers began tossing them their holiday presents. ...more

December 20, 2008

Spectators gathered early for Presents for Primates, Lowry Park Zoo's annual holiday showcase featuring gifts from the zoo's docents. ...more

December 19, 2008