At this moment in time, the chances of any agreement are extremely small.

At this moment in time, the chances of any agreement are extremely small.

What's neat about color is you can take a piece of wood that's pretty blah and make it really interesting.

What's neat about color is you can take a piece of wood that's pretty blah and make it really interesting.

They came in shifts. It went on like that for hours.

They came in shifts. It went on like that for hours.

A substantial number of beneficiaries are already enrolled, but a lot turns on what those who are on the fence read more

A substantial number of beneficiaries are already enrolled, but a lot turns on what those who are on the fence decide to do between now and May 15. If they stay out for now, some could face financial penalties down the road if they later change their mind.

If you get home at 9 p.m. and you try to call your broker, is he going to be there? read more

If you get home at 9 p.m. and you try to call your broker, is he going to be there? I don't think so. But your computer will be. It doesn't have a mortgage and it doesn't need to sleep.

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense read more

It's not that the ground motions in 1906 were significantly larger than those in 1989—it's that the area experiencing intense shaking was much, much greater. We don't know if the next rupture will look like 1906 earthquake, but we know that many of the same areas hit hard in 1906, like San Francisco, Santa Rosa, and the Santa Cruz mountains will be hit hard again in the next large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault .

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning. I read where a pitcher pitched deep into the read more

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning. I read where a pitcher pitched deep into the sixth inning. Isn't that something? Deep into the sixth inning.

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one's conquests

Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one's conquests