A few months back, I bought an Xbox, fired it up, and promptly began blasting my way through the excellent first person shooter Halo. I beat the game on its "average" level, and began working my way through the next most difficult one. It's certainly living up to its rating, and after having been stymied a few times, I decided it was time to branch out to another title that I've been eyeing: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

The Day After Tomorrow is environmental alarmism taken to the extreme. But what amazes me most about this is that there is an even that could trigger radical changes in Earth's climate (particularly the U.S.) -- the eruption of the now-overdue Yellowstone supervolcano. Why not make a movie about that? Read the full story.

When police spend their time running "seatbelt" checkpoints, they're ignoring motorists who are committing real crimes that endanger others. Read the full story.

Don't get me wrong -- alternative fueled cars are cool and all, but I'd like to see people at least considering the impact of having a mall parking lot filled with wind-mill-powered cars. Read the full story.

The key to losing weight while eating fast is to avoid certain foods -- like french fries -- while supplementing your diet with what you need, but don't get from burgers. Read the full story.

I really don't want to get a new car. I'm completely and utterly happy with my '98 Jeep Wrangler, and the thought of ditching it in favor of a conventional car strikes a discordant note within my very soul. Yes, the Wrangler's soft-top occasionally leaks, and yes, the interior is filled with a dull roar even with the hard top on, but nothing -- absolutely nothing -- beats driving it on a early summer morning with the sun brilliant and yellow in a perfect crisp robin's egg sky.

Reviews of three books that attempt to tone done the hysteria surrounding global warming. Read the full story.

Another article debunking the faulty science behind The Day After Tomorrow. Read the full story.

I've made the transition from geek to nerd. Or, as my wife would say "loser". Why? Well, you see, on Saturday my concert tickets arrived for Huey Lewis and the News. They're going to be playing at MusicFest in Bethlehem, Pa. on August 15.

I do so love it when Greens fight amongst themselves, and this one's priceless. Guru James Lovelock argues that the threat from global warming is so great, and the hurdles to renewable energy so great, that the only viable alernative to fossil fuels is nuclear power. Needless to say, his fellow Greens are less than thrilled. Read the full story.