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Winged Creatures Support Bar Cabinet Jun. 28, 2019
Q: This is a photo of a bar cabinet I purchased in St. Augustine, Florida. When opened, there are tw... Read More
Earth at Aphelion Jun. 27, 2019
Week of June 30-July 6, 2019 While you're enjoying the pool and soaking up some rays this summer, tr... Read More
Catching the Elusive Planet Mercury Jun. 20, 2019
Week of June 23-29, 2019 Mercury is one of those planets we rarely see. Unlike Venus, which can domi... Read More
Spring Turns to Summer Jun. 13, 2019
Week of June 16-22, 2019 A change of seasons is coming in just a few days. Officially, the summer s... Read More
Unzipping the Origin of 'Fly' May. 29, 2019
Why is the opening on men's trousers called a "fly"? Before your speculation starts to soar too high... Read More
Make Friends with Vega May. 16, 2019
Week of May 19-25, 2019 Over my 40-year-plus career, I've read a lot of astronomy books. You may be ... Read More
La Superba After Dark May. 02, 2019
Week of May 5-11, 2019 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed because they cannot see the glori... Read More
Queen Berenice's Hair Apr. 18, 2019
Week of April 21-27, 2019 Modern astronomers recognize 88 constellations in the heavens. These cover... Read More
Origins Breathe Life Into Words Apr. 17, 2019
Studying the origins of words can seem like an esoteric enterprise, relegated to nerdy scholars poki... Read More
Why Do We Have Etiquette? Feb. 24, 2019
Dear Annie: I'm wondering whether you could weigh in on a disagreement my wife and I have. As a daug... Read More
Grumpy Halloween Oct. 27, 2018
Halloween doesn't just happen on Oct. 31 anymore. In my town, we have a monster parade that marches ... Read More
(Really) Old-Fashioned Fun Jun. 14, 2018
What's as old as summer? These games. The good ones. Do your kids know them? —Hopscotch. If yo... Read More
Holiday Gift Idea: Spa in a Jar Dec. 21, 2016
If you are familiar with a wonderful yet pricey personal care product called Salt Rub by Origins, yo... Read More
