The Wake-up Call from Stockholm "These are the last 20 minutes of peace in your life," the Swedish caller told Caltech professor Ahmed Zewail at 5:40 a.m. on October 12. Soon the world would hear of Z...
Einstein's Compass Young Albert was a quiet boy. "Perhaps too quiet", thought Hermann and Pauline Einstein. He spoke hardly at all until age 3. They might have thought him slow, but there was somethin...
Frog Story A couple of odd things have happened lately. I have a log cabin in those same woods of Northern Wisconsin. I built it by hand and also added a greenhouse to the front of it. It is a joy to...
Care for Our Mother Earth (Dr. McKinley of Awareness Magazine interviews a group of experts on environmental issues.) Dr. McKinley: What do you think is the biggest threat to the environment today? Am...
So Sorry to Bug You ________________________________________ "You'd think after all these years I'd know better than to spread a virus by email. You'd be wrong. The email was from a woman I knew decad...
You Are the Weakest Link, Goodbye Do you remember the good old days? Innocent times spent sharing documents and executable files without a care in the world. Okay, every month or so you might encounte...
Love Works a Miracle "There goes Cruiser again," thought Cindy Dunlop when she heard a splash in the family swimming pool. Cruiser, a springer spaniel, frequently jumped into the pool just for fun. Ci...
Things I Learned From Dad Three successful people reveal how fathers shape their destiny. Rebecca Lobo: Be Loving I knew - even when I was very young - just how much my mom and dad loved each other. W...
Finding a Balance With a common-sense approach to food, I satisfy my hunger and don't feel deprived." I was a chubby kid who grew into an overweight adult. I was constantly teased for being heavier th...
Never Give Up They told him to quit, that he wasn't good enough, but figure skater Paul Wylie refused to listen. When he stepped off the plane in Washington, D.C., following the 1992 Winter Games, and...