Q: I really enjoy your plumbing advice, which has inspired me to have projects done that normally I would not have thought of. One such project is having a steam unit installed in my present master-bedroom shower. It's a fairly large stall and I always dreamed of having my own steam room. Can you please let me know what major concerns I need to consider before I make my decision? Thanks!

Once upon a time, people worked in their gardens and yards not only to create a beautiful setting, but for the simple enjoyment provided by the process. Somewhere between then and now, we've lost sight of that kind of simple pleasure. Where I come from, there's a word for what I'm talking about: piddling.

BROWNSVILLE, Calif. - Little-known Honcut Creek is the one place where imperiled California salmon might be able to make a comeback.

It's also where new logging rules soon will restrict how many trees can be cut on private land along this Feather River tributary, even though there aren't any salmon in its forested reaches.

David Clemmer's life is all about style, fashion and beauty. He is "Style by Jury's" expert stylist and owns an agency that represents designers, makeup artists and other talent. But when he's not busy jetting around the world to dress the rich and famous, he can be found at home with his two favorite glamour girls, dogs Maggie and Mollie.

The recent discovery of water on the moon could provide us with something that's been in short supply since the first lunar landing in 1969: A reason to go back.

Apparently the water doesn't amount to very much -- one estimate suggests that a ton of lunar rock from the right place might yield 32 ounces of water, which means the moon is still a very, very dry environment.

In this economy, we're all forced to be penny pinchers. And it's a shame, since many of us love luxury. "Champagne taste on a beer budget" is more apt now than ever. I have found a way to have champagne and pay beer prices. Read on.

Rory McIlroy didn't win the Dubai World Championship or the Race to Dubai (the new name for the European Tour Order of Merit) Sunday. Each of those honors went to Lee Westwood, the 36-year-old English golfer who shot a final-round 64 to win the tournament by six shots over his fellow countryman Ross McGowan. McIlroy finished third in the vent and second in the Race to Dubai.