Posted Friday, March 23, 2007 Temperatures in the 70s, no humidity to speak of and, well, several hundred Jayhawks willing to rub it in a bit for the folks back home. San Jose, Calif. No complaints here...

A few months ago I was approached by a couple publishers interested in turning our best blog posts into a book. I guess some of our writing is interesting.....

A daily blog on architecture in Chicago, with a supplement of other topics cultural and political. Join in the discussion. Click on the COMMENTS link under each posting...

Plan your Las Vegas Vacation by making knowledgeable decisions and using the most resources possible. Do not pay extra for a Las Vegas show or hotel, use that money to order the expensive bottle of wine or the decadent dessert at a Las Vegas Restaurant...

Smirking at the jury in Conrad Black's racketeering trial, Eric Sussman, the youthful American prosecutor, stumbled and stuttered on his words. "Ca... col... cal... I don't know how to say that...

Budget Travel will help you get the most of your trip for the least amount of money when it comes to affordable accommodation, cheap transport, reduced entry costs for events, cost-cutting measures when traveling in a group, or finding a good restaurant...

Well, my time in the beautiful town of Rio has ended. I did manage to see the sights and do some tourist things while I was here. Tuesday night was going to be a light one because we were going to see the statue of Jesus at 9 in the morning....

Trains are often the most expensive way to travel around the UK, Holiday Which? warns today...

Is Your Christianity Kosher? First, the Jews arranged for the Nostra Aetate Declaration [1], an official church announcement made in 1965 which said that the Jews didn t kill Jesus Christ. What a big win for world Jewry...