ALIVE!!!: Last night before retiring, the kids left their newly acquired dinos on the kitchen island, convinced they wouldn't move ove...

HAPPY MATH:   As I've documented here, over the summer I took an online course through Stanford featuring professor Jo Boaler and her ...

    STATION TO STATION: As mentioned in yesterday's post, we had been looking forward to seeing Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian S...

Photo courtesy: NASA 'AN ASTRONAUT'S GUIDE TO LIFE ON EARTH':  We've been sitting on some very special tickets for months ...

Image Credit:  NASA/Carla Cioffi GROUNDED: Sunday night around dinner time, we were glued to NASA TV, watching the return of three Ex...

LEGWORK:  Having spent 8-plus hours in the car yesterday, I was determined that today would be 110 percent car free. We walked up and over...

BIG SKY COUNTRY: The day dawned dark and blustery, with rain coming down in sheets. What a perfect day to drive to Hillsboro, Ore. , some f...