Part of my newspaper gig involves monitoring just how far some innovative/annoying new gizmo has progressed along the evolutionary path from Geekville to Mainstream. ...more

February 8, 2009

It's been more than a month and this box of "Life Can Be Sweeter" tablets is still glaring at me. ...more

February 5, 2009

A few minutes after Thursday afternoon's Outback Bowl, Iowa junior running back Shonn Greene announced he was leaving for the NFL draft. ...more

January 2, 2009

Regarding "Terms In Divorce To Change" (Metro, Aug. 31): Removal of contentious words from divorce proceedings sounds like a good idea if you've never been through a divorce involving kids. Change the word "custody" to "shared-parental responsibility" and - poof! - an irresponsible parent becomes more responsible? It's ignorant to believe this. ...more

September 4, 2008

Mother and baby are fine, but the father is still a bit shaken after his fourth child was born, this one on the living room carpet in the family's Palencia Apartments home. ...more

July 5, 2008

Mother and baby are fine, but the father is still a bit shook up after their fourth child was born, this one on the living room carpet, in their Palencia Apartments home. ...more

July 4, 2008

T he "pop-up" ad - that mainstay of Internet advertising - is starting to pop up in a new place: your television screen. And home shopping channel HSN is one of the first companies to start testing the advertising technique as a way to capture viewers directly from other channels on the lineup. ...more

February 20, 2008