Views by the Bay

Last December we scrambled to serve 100 people at the community center. Today only 20 people were waiting at the opening. However, the...

According to psychological research the purchase of experiences appears to bring more happiness than the purchase of things . "...

Severely depressed individuals often neglect themselves and those who are close to them. Though he was depressed enough to take his own life...

The Giants celebrate after a 4-1 victory over the Rockies . We attend a few games at AT&T Park every year. Normally we sit in the ch...

An oil seal keeps sewer gas down We are seeing (and peeing into--is that TMI?) more waterless urinals in restaurant and retail store bat...

Before Hetch Hetchy valley was dammed. (Sierra Club photo) Entranced by visions of a vanished valley of Eden, environmentalists put forw...

Aging introduces men to the dismal cycle [bold added]: A man in his 50s or 60s or 70s finds himself feeling sluggish and low. He’s eatin...

At 3:20 a.m. the other three members of the household woke to the shaking. One began perusing information on the USGS website , another chec...

Possible answer to "one of the biggest questions in climate science" [bold added]: why, since the turn of the century, average ...

Kuro ramen broth is black from roasted garlic. Toppings: roast pork, egg, sprouts, stewed pork and cod roe When in Mountain View and cr...

Advice from professional "de-cluttering" consultant Barbara Reich [bold added]: " It takes 20 to 30 hours to organize a house...

Network analysis supports what many political scientists have long suspected: international trade alliances are more effective than military...

Firefighters demonstrate the danger of fallen power lines.   We spent a couple of hours at the park on Sunday to attend the disaster pre...

A vehicle you don't want to see at your house Early Sunday morning the kitchen sink was stuck. I ran the garbage disposal to no avai...

Robin Williams self-identified as one. Herewith his top 10 reasons to be an Episcopalian . 10.No snake handling. 9. You can believe in di...