Tova Rohatiner of Los Angeles screams while riding down the Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain in Big Bear Wednesday. (The Press-Enterprise/Mark Zaleski)

Off and on rain this weekend may put a bit of a damper on some outdoor activities, but it will be great for the Inland mountains. Just this morning, one of our ski resorts reported five to seven inches of new snow.

And if you're thinking of going out for sushi this weekend, you might want to read this article about the amount of mercury in tuna sushi. Even the presidential candidates are voicing thoughts on what to do about it.

A clean up of Arlington Falls in Riverside that had been set for Saturday has been postponed because of the rain until sometime in March.

If there is a break in the rain or you're like me and don't mind hiking in it, here's an often overlooked Inland place to get out and about.

And if you're in the market for a laptop like me, the Roberts Environmental Center at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont this week rated computer companies and gave Dell the highest mark and Apple the lowest when it came to environmental and social reporting. Something to think about, and if you want to read more, here's the report. Remeber, if you have an old computer that is too damaged to donate, you can recycle it.

And at REI in Rancho Cucamonga next week, you can attend clinics on snowshoeing and those GPS gadgets.

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