After yesterday's mishap in the Marina, we learn another local rear-engine aficionado recently made a wrong turn and ended up stuck in a tough spot. This time, it was 55-year-old Mark Schroeder of Sacramento who plowed his fine German automobile in to a snowdrift in Placer County, leaving him and his girlfriend stranded for three nights with nothing to eat but Ritz crackers, Girl Scout cookies and some granola bars. more ›

Either under the table for protection or hiding from someone sporting a fiendish fannypack-khakis combo, Catherine Kilkenny of San Jose's Willow Glen looks scared as all hell, doesn't she? Many people were. Last night's 5.6 earthquake, which we didn't feel but hear the majority of you did, tore nerves to shreds, shook the ground, and sent magazines flying to the floor. In a little over 12 hours, it managed to cause quite the stir.... more ›