There's a moment in "Fool's Gold" when Matthew McConaughey, as a flaky treasure hunter, finds himself stranded in the middle of the ocean, bobbing up and down as he clings to an ice chest, baking in the stillness of the sun and praying that someone will come by and rescue him. ...more

February 6, 2008

The gymnasium at Armwood High School was transformed into a kinetic playground, where scores of energized youngsters and their robotic minions deployed satellite solar panels, erected windmills on desert power farms and airlifted hulking barrels of oil from a rig in the middle of the ocean. ...more

January 19, 2008

The gymnasium at Armwood High School was transformed into a kinetic playground, where scores of energized youngsters and their robotic minions deployed satellite solar panels, erected windmills on desert power farms and airlifted hulking barrels of oil from a rig in the middle of the ocean. ...more

January 17, 2008

Well we're back. We were able to leave for a Caribbean cruise and return without causing even a ripple in the county's daily activities. We were off to have our share of fun. That's what the cruise lines promise you if you book with them – regardless of who "them" is. Yet, there are a few things the commercials and brochures do not address. Like for instance there are times when you are required to stand in line with hundreds of other fun-seekers before you can have your share of the festivities. Frequently those people who are not having fun outnumber those who are by a ratio of lots to few. While there is no corollary between the two, the number of old people outnumber those shown in the ads is the same ratio of lots to few. ...more

December 22, 2007