What is Tai Chi? And is that how it's spelled?

That's a very pretty picture, very "umber", but it doesn't quite answer the question, what is T'ai Chi Ch'uan?

I've seen it in movies, read about it in books, and watched David Carradine do it in true 70's splendor (remember Kung Fu?), but it's not something I have ever experienced for myself.

Let's learn about... Hornets

I've always been curious about hornets - do they serve a useful role in our society?  Are they just like wasps, requiring us to develop new and exciting strategies to wipe them from the face of the planet, or are they all warm and fuzzy, deserving of our love?

Language 101 - German

One of the new things I'd like to try is to learn a few basic phrases and words in as many foreign languages as possible.  You never know when it would come in useful to be able to tell a foreigner, in his native tongue, to go fly a kite or to compliment him on his hat.

As I live in Canada, land of beavers, snow and the occasional Frenchman, I suppose French is the best place to start.  So, here we go with some basic German.