Anyone who discards us as "Mostly harmless" deserves what they get.

Hey, I used to vacation just outside of Hayward! Never there outside of summer, but it was the best get-away spot on the planet.

It is a fairly common occurrence with the ice sheets on Lake Superior. I am told that if you are next to the Lake when it happens, it is quite impressive.

So, what does she do with the drumettes? Avoid them?

I have always like Moonstruck. His job was to make Cher look good and with his support, she won the Oscar. In the process, Cage proved to the industry that he was leading man material.

I call BS. There is a free app that allows one to find the phone via GPS.

There is no comfort. There is only buy or buy not.

As usual, such things say more about the charter than the chartees.

I grew up in a household that had every Galaxy and Astounding from the 50s and quite a few Astounding from the 40s. I had the privilege of reading Asimov's stories in their original format. Recommendations from 1945 to today: Asimov's collection of short stories originally published as Nightfall and Other Stories, Heinlein's Have Spacesuit, Will Travel and Card's Speaker for the Dead.

Anything by those three are good, many are great. These are just my favorites.

The Legend of the Lone Ranger did not bomb because of the boycott. It bombed because it was a horrible movie. Poorly acted and filled with stupid joke-attempts. It stands out as the second worst movie I saw in a theater.

Living next to a park, I can assure you that rats and squirrels compete for the same ecological niche. Encouraging squirels helps keep the rats way.

My brother has been asking for help in chasing these sort of mysteries for a couple of decades. If one wishes to get involved, many are posted as part of Geochaches. (http://www.geocaching.com/)

What made this one especially invigorating was the custom URL and the posting of physical clues around the world.

Los Angeles is not known as a "Museum Destination", but it has a complex surrounding the Tar Pits (Page and LACMA) that rival Chicago's. You will have to drive to Long Beach for an Aquarium, but it is well worth the effort. While you are there, do not miss the two Gettys and my favorite, The Hammer.