Yes, interaction with the breed known collectively as Other People's Kids can be a challenge. ...more

November 7, 2008

As a general rule, criminals aren't nice people. Of course, there are exceptions to the rule. Some people simply make mistakes - costly ones, but mistakes nonetheless. Then there are the kinds of bad guys any sane, upstanding person can only describe as despicable. You know, the kind of people you'd love to strangle just on general principles. ...more

October 22, 2008

Today marks the beginning of a very good early-morning bite, which results from the last-quarter lunar influences that started Tuesday at 11:55 a.m. ...more

October 22, 2008

No parent or caregiver is immune from feeling some frustration from the incessant wailing of an infant. ...more

October 15, 2008

The new-moon lunar phase provides two more days of great ideal fishing conditions for the Florida summertime angler. ...more

August 31, 2008

The last quarter moon occurs Thursday at 12:10 p.m. and causes an excellent early-morning feeding migration which starts at 5:30 a.m. and ends approximately four hours later from 9:30 to 10 a.m. ...more

June 24, 2008

Since we've just moved out of the full moon phase and are looking to the last quarter moon phase (which occurs this Thursday at 12:10 p.m.), the peak feeding period of the day happens from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ...more

June 22, 2008

More than three years after a poacher shot off her upper beak, a bald eagle named Beauty can finally live up to her name - with the help of volunteers. ...more

June 7, 2008

These days the news is full of beautiful - and wrenching - images of polar bears, often swimming in unending open water, or standing on tiny ice floes. ...more

February 26, 2008

Are your dog and cat sweet on each other? Sometimes, the most unlikely pets become lifelong companions. Other times, dogs and cats share a mutual intolerance that is immediate and everlasting. ...more

February 9, 2008