Category Archives: Austin

Looks like Katy Perry and the rest of the ladies on the Blue Origins space flight today made it back safely. It lasted 11 minutes and after they landed, Katy raised her hand to the sky and then kissed...

I wonder what the record is for returning a book to the library late. I ask because 81 year old Mary Cooper from New Jersey recently returned a book that had been checked out longer than she's been al...

My wife's unbridled passion for coffee my just help build better houses and roads. Researchers in Australia have figured out a way to add coffee grounds into concrete to make it 30% stronger. And we h...

Now, there's no doubt that Kraft has me under surveillance. They just announced several new flavors of Mac N Cheese. All of them are almost exactly like Mac N Cheese experiments that I've shared here ...

The first ever glow in the dark, living flowers are being sold in Omaha. They're called Firefly Petunias. They soak up 6 to 8 hours of sun during the day. Then, at night, they emit a soft glow. And ye...

You know the Barbie Ambassador dolls that Mattel has put out over the last few years? They feature specific careers or people to inspire girls. Well, now they're using Ken to help girls AND boys dream...

It's always good to know yourself, your good points, and when to tape your own mouth shut. That's literally what golfer Ryan McCormick did last Friday during a competition. He hasn't been playing well...

There's been talk of Lincoln police coming down harder on bad drivers, possibly with street cameras. Might I humbly suggest that before we budget for that, we consider approaching the issue the way Mo...

A poor little opossum is lucky to be alive after it ate an entire chocolate cake. She's being called the Cake Bandit of Omaha. The critter got into an Omaha home, saw a Costco tuxedo cake, ate the who...

If you buy Coca- Cola bottles with yellow lids, they have cane sugar in them instead of corn syrup. That's kind of a big deal for some people including my wife Jenny. She says there's a huge differenc...