The irony of today is that I'll be on a plane flying home this evening... and I can't help but remember September 11th for what it represents. As I le ... [Read]

This is the fourth game for which I've provided a record of my moves as the Austrian Player. Why always the Austrians? From the beginning, I have hear ... [Read]

"I Didn't Die Nor Win" - Erwin Rommel I have a hard time finding enough opponents for wargames, and although most wargames can be played solo more or ... [Read]

Last night Dave Knoyle and I played a few turns of Hellenes: The Peloponnesian War. We started the 431 scenario with myself as Sparta and Dave (who I ... [Read]

In which we resume our occasional series of reviews of out-of-print cookbooks:New York Entertainsby the Junior League of the City of New York (1974).H ... [Read]

This was a game I played solo using all 6 of the different national colors. I thought it was neat in how each nation took on a certain distinctive pe ... [Read]

SaturdayBeing as I am, unencumbered by small children, small or large animals, or a husband who considers that the day properly commences before half ... [Read]

I hung the new office decorations yesterday.Sweet! No?I picked it up at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. If you ever get a chance, go by and check it ... [Read]

I promised recently that I’d tell you why I was stressed and my friends were dropping by with healthy treats. Like coconut-milk “ice cream” and whole- ... [Read]

Spoilers for "Dexter" coming up just as soon as I borrow a Buddha and a crucifix to help my next article get published..."You couldn't picture this, c ... [Read]

We are truly blessed. For the past 13 years, we’ve had the privilege of watching Mariano Rivera work his magic out of the bullpen. While he may ... [Read]

AbstractAlthough evidence is accumulating on the adaptive function of female ornamentation, very little is known about maternal allocation decisions ... [Read]

Last week, while out on business with my boss from the cat sanctuary, someone ran up to us a bit frantically. She had found a litter of kittens in her ... [Read]

It's now over a month since Google released its open source web browser, Chrome. An interesting theory we heard recently is that Google will use Chrom ... [Read]

This week we interviewed one of the founders of online music service last.fm, Richard "Mr Scrobble" Jones. We're running the interview in 3 ... [Read]

Some people religiously record what they plant and when, what the temperature was, and how long it takes to germinate, and what the germination rates ... [Read]