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Screenshot of how-old.net No, I could not resist clicking on the link. Microsoft's how-old.net guesses the subject's age and s...

A working Apple Watch on an ink-free wrist ( Getty Images ) The Apple Watch doesn't work on some people with wrist tattoos. Apple...

(Daily Mail photo) Despite popular conceptions of the elderly as being prone to unhappiness ("grumpy old men") and being vict...

Like the incessant remodeler who is never satisfied with her kitchen (one of my neighbors is working on her third), I'm tempted to start...

Resting after the excitement Hoping to get an early start, I attended the eight o'clock service. There's less singing, no Sund...

(Graphic from cato.org) Republicans may finally help Barack Obama achieve passage of a major bill , one that is sure to have long-lastin...

Left - Front St. sculpture of the Transamerica Pyramid and other San Francisco towers feeling the vibe. Right - the real Pyramid, which ...

Five months later, the injured leg is not quite 100%. Hiking now requires a walking staff . Walking staffs are used mostly by the old a...

(Image from CPA Practice Advisor) Staff at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, along with the accountancy boards of ...

Wishful thinking doesn't go away with age [bold added]: 67% of workers say they plan to work for pay in retirement. But here’s why t...

Breakthrough in philanthropic science - Men Give More Generously to Attractive Fundraisers, Study Finds : Men give more generously to fund...

Two scholars at Oxford University present sobering evidence that evil deeds and natural calamities cast a long shadow that spans generation...

Woodside Road, Redwood City After last night's woeful exhibition, I wasn't going to post about the Giants for a while, but the c...

Giants have never had a dominating record, but this year's 3 and 8 is breathtakingly awful. It's not only that they're 3 a...

(Photo from warriorsworld.net) Heading into the NBA playoffs, the Golden State Warriors aren't getting the respect that their 67-15...