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Old-Fashioned board game players should try Pente
Paulano | September 25th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
If you like to play older, classic games like chess, backgammon, poker, dice, dominoes, card games like gin rummy, bridge, pinocle, cribbage, and canasta, or board games like Yahtzee, you should try Pente, a Hasbro game currently licenced by Winning read more
Skunk Removal Remembrances and Suggestions
Paulano | September 23rd 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Over the last couple years, the feral animal problem in my back yard has gotten worse and worse. So last spring, I bought a Have-a-Heart Trap. For several weeks, I carefully set the trap with bait, eager to catch a opossum, a raccoon, or even a cat read more
It’s never too late to have your own Coastal Cleanup
Paulano | September 22nd 2008 by Paul Mansfield
The California Coastal Commission held its 24th Annual Coastal Clean Up Day last Saturday. Volunteers across the state gathered at over 750 locations to help pick up trash and debris. The items found ranged from a basic beer bottle to the more ex read more
Fibonacci and Pythagoras Unite Mathematicians, Artists, Musicians…
Paulano | September 21st 2008 by Paul Mansfield
The Golden Ratio is demonstrated most simply by dividing a line segment into two unequal pieces, a big one and a small one. If the ratio of the big piece to the small piece is the same as the ratio of the original segment to the big piece, th read more
Halloween Costumes for Men: Quick, Cheap and Dignified
Paulano | September 17th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Paulano has released his 2008 Top Ten Halloween Costumes for Men. In order the make the list, a costume needed to be quick to assemble, cheap, dignified, and fun enough to let everybody know you’re a good sport about getting dressed up for Ha read more
Fun Kids Activity: Eggs and Food Coloring make Unusual Omelette A…
Paulano | September 13th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
If you are looking for a simple way to entertain your kids and get out of cooking Saturday morning breakfast at the same time, the old “eggs and food coloring trick” may be just the solution you need. My girls stumbled on the idea this read more
Commemorate the 2008 Presidential Campaign with Cool Pigs and Lip…
Paulano | September 11th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
The top story for yesterday’s news was Barrack Obama’s “Lipstick on a Pig” comment. “OFFENSIVE” say the Republicans. “PHONY OUTRAGE” say the Democrats. Paulano is wisely staying out of it. Rega read more
Boeing 40c Itinerary for Pemberton’s Transcontinental Flight
Paulano | September 10th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Months ago, I wrote a blog post on Addison Pemberton and his restored Boeing 40c. Be sure to check it out for background. Today Pemberton began a transcontinental flight in his plane that began at Republic Field in New York, and will end on Mon read more
Cool Gifts for Dog Lovers at KyleDesigns.com
Paulano | September 4th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Over the weekend, I visited one of Livermore’s Dog Parks with my dog. As dog parks go, the dog parks in Livermore are fairly spartan: a third of an acre enclosed by a fence, a water faucet, a couple of water tubs, and city-supplied baggies t read more
Large Hadron Collider scores Props in Rap Video by Kate McAlpine…
Paulano | September 3rd 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Next week, scientists will conduct a key test on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN Laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. I know what you’re thinking. “Wow Paulano. That’s great.” Part of the reason for your feigne read more
Final Olympic Medal Counts and Medal Alternatives
Paulano | August 28th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Well the Olympics are over, all 302 events of them. Overall, the countries that got the most medals are: USA with 110, China with 100, Russia with 72, Great Britain with 47, and Germany with 41. When you look at gold medals only, China came out read more
Beijing Olympics Recap: Old Age and Treachery has Youth and Skill…
Paulano | August 28th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
There is an old proverb that says “Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill“. While this might not always be true, events at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing have made the proverb a lot harder to dismiss completely. Leading the & read more
A Washington D.C. Family Vacation: Paulano’s Ultimate One-Page…
Paulano | July 7th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
After spending 4 days in Washington, DC with my family, I thought I would take a quick moment to recap some of the highlights and lowlights, and offer a few suggestions to those of you who are thinking of making the same trip. Tip 1: Use Reagan Nat read more
Dara Torres swims 100 Free to qualify for 2008 Beijing Olympic Te…
Paulano | July 6th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Paulano is back. Where was I? I took a week-long vacation with my family in Washington, D.C. And since my return home, I have spent the better part of the week obsessively checking usswim.org, swiminfo.com, and nbcolympics.com to get the latest read more
Hayward Area Rec Department Prods Rowell Ranch Rodeo to change it…
Paulano | June 20th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
A four-way disagreement has reared up in the East Bay. According to reports in the Contra Costa Times, the Rowell Ranch Rodeo Association, the organization who runs the Rowell Ranch Rodeo each May is at the center of the fray. On one hand, the Rodeo read more
Vintage Boeing 40C Airplane in Spokane Restored and Ready to Fly
Paulano | June 20th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Earlier this month, my dad toured the Pacific Northwest on his motorcycle. Low points of the trip included a June snow storm in the Rockies, and a South Dakota pheasant that flew straight into the side of my dad’s head. At the time, dad was t read more
Review of Time Magazine’s 50 Best Websites for 2008
Paulano | June 17th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Time Magazine recently came out with a list of the 50 Best Websites for 2008. For the most part, I applaud the effort of Time Magazine and the lead website reviewer Anita Hamilton. The list touches on a variety of interests, and in that sense, the read more
Kids Activity: How to use PVC to Make a Fun and Easy High Jump Ba…
Paulano | June 14th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
I made a simple High Jump Bar out of PVC pipe for my girls a couple of summers ago. They still pull it out of the garage, re-assemble it, and use it all the time. To enhance their front-yard jumping experience, they put an inexpensive mini-tramp in read more
Charter School Track Meet at Stanford an Olympic Success
Paulano | June 12th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
What is a charter school? Charter schools are public schools, supported by public funds. They are open to any child that wishes to attend, and they do not charge tuition. When it comes to spending money, charter schools have greater latitude than o read more
New Technology: Hydropoint Sprinklers use Weather Data to help Ca…
Paulano | June 7th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
In terms of rainfall, Northern California just experienced the driest spring ever recorded. It was therefore no surprise that earlier this week, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state-wide drought. The drought cannot be blamed e read more
Dude, Where’s My Pyramid?
Paulano | June 6th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Archaeologists in Egypt announced the re-discovery of an ancient 4400 year old pyramid on Thursday. The Pyramid is believed to have been built by King Menkauhor of the Fifth Dynasty in about 2400 BC. It was originally discovered by German Archaeolog read more
Family Activity: Livermore ropes in World’s Fastest Rodeo
Paulano | June 5th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
The Livermore Rodeo rides into town next weekend. , June 14th and 15th, 2008. Yeeee Ha! Sorry. I got a little carried away. But there are a host of rodeo related events that you might want to check out. They are all held at the Robertson Park Ro read more
Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien Turns 65
Paulano | June 5th 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Originally launched on June 19th, 1943, the Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien turns 65 this month. The ship is one of 2,751 Liberty ships that were mass produced as part of the American war effort during WWII. The O’Brien is still comp read more
Crying iTears of iHappiness: Transitioning from a PC to an Apple…
Paulano | June 3rd 2008 by Paul Mansfield
Until a about a month ago, my entire family used PC’s instead of Apple Macintosh computers. Our objections to the Mac included price, availability of software and support, and the degree to which the PC was the standard in a business setting. read more
Cool Science: Multi-tasking Monkeys Mix Mind and Machine to Manip…
Paulano | June 1st 2008 by Paul Mansfield
The May 29, 2008 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that two monkeys with electrical sensors in their brains learned to feed themselves with robotic arms. The study marks the first time a “brain-machine interface” has been used read more
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