There are only 12 more shopping days 'til Christmas and I can't help but wonder if it would be presumptuous of me to expect a gift from my reader? And if it is not, would it be a display of arrogance on my part to perhaps suggest what that gift should be? Or shouldn't be? ...more

December 12, 2009

Rare, expensive foie gras from a beer-fed, hand-massaged goose? Try a can of beans and a few spices. ...more

January 9, 2009

If you're thinking of wearing sexy sandals on your wedding day or flip-flops on the beach during your honeymoon, here are two products that will make your feet soft, smooth, comfortable and fragrant. ...more

May 17, 2008

With the mission finally coming to a close, Discovery commander Pamela Melroy acknowledged Tuesday she had been "extremely concerned" about the safety of the spacewalker who went out to fix the space station's ripped solar wing. ...more

November 7, 2007

A giant solar wing ripped as it was being unfurled by astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, creating another problem for NASA at the orbiting outpost. ...more

October 31, 2007