You would think that building a sandcastle on the beach would be a supremely futile task. You only have a short window of time to finish...

These days, the national weather map looks more like the upper end of the Scoville hot peppers scale, glowing habanero orange to cayenne...

Summer is the most sensual time of year. Warm weather and sunny skies evoke feelings of joy and carefreeness. Birds twittering in lush...