TIPTOE THROUGH THE TULIPS: While Annabelle was at ballet this afternoon, CJ and I took a stroll through the drizzle. In the park next to t...

MERCURY RISING: Fifty years ago today - only 23 days after Yuri Gagarin of the then-Soviet Union became the first person in space - NASA as...

STAR WARS DAY: I don't know how I managed to go 30-plus years without realizing it, but somehow this year I came to learn that May 4 th ...

IN REVIEW: This morning, I asked the kids to write a review of the Star Wars exhibit we saw at the Pacific Science Center yesterday. We talk...

It was just another Sunday night. We were watching "America's Funniest Videos" and the kids had just had ice cream when the p...

ALL FIRED UP: Today was a special day at MPA because it was a scheduled shuttle launch day. We love us some shuttles 'round here. :) (...

HELLO, RUBY THURSDAY: First thing this morning the kids asked to check on their crystals. I love it when they're so enthused about a sci...