The stone arches looped solemnly over their shadows, some teetering above the grass, some sinking into it. It was a dazzling January morning, and I was standing in the Park of the Aqueducts, about ...

Before becoming a pastor, the Rev. Daniel Johnson worked as an analyst, a trainer of computer and network technicians and he completed a master's degree in counseling. "Since this is my fourth ...

"Nothing's written in stone," Shields said Sunday afternoon. "Right now I'm doing first team, and hopefully tomorrow I'll be doing first team, too. You just go with it.

And yes, we climbed the 128 narrow, stone steps to the top of Blarney Castle, where I leaned backward, upside down (while a guide held my ankles) and kissed the spit-speckled Blarney Stone.

For tightly fitted stone, pitch the path about 1/4 in. per ft. to the side. Slopes: Build stone steps to match the path. Buy riser stones and large tread stones from the stone supplier.