Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do read more

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? - The Color Purple, 1982.

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the read more

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily.

We recruited some really good talent, so it's just a matter of those guys coming in, learning the system and read more

We recruited some really good talent, so it's just a matter of those guys coming in, learning the system and playing up to their capabilities. We'll need all of those guys ready to go.

Practice, Perseverance, and Patience-Win always.

Practice, Perseverance, and Patience-Win always.

We can't give them extra outs. We're not going to score enough runs, where we can give a lot of read more

We can't give them extra outs. We're not going to score enough runs, where we can give a lot of extra outs, meaning errors.

The governor has put her finger directly on the most critical needs in Puget Sound with this initiative. The additional read more

The governor has put her finger directly on the most critical needs in Puget Sound with this initiative. The additional funds she is proposing will accelerate some of the highest priority actions on the ground, while the new public-private partnership will build the broader coalition needed to safeguard the future of this great natural area.

It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of read more

It's hard being a leader for so long, being a focal point for so long, and then it kind of abruptly stops. It's nice to be back in the mix. It's also nice not to have 'THE PLAYER' pressure on me anymore. It's on other guys this year. It's going to give me an opportunity to go ahead and play and let the other people have that type of attention.

That inventory has increased, but they're also selling fast.

That inventory has increased, but they're also selling fast.

Clearly, the[former] governor of Massachusetts has a lot of homework to do on the problems facing our state. When he read more

Clearly, the[former] governor of Massachusetts has a lot of homework to do on the problems facing our state. When he finally gets around to it, he'll see that the problems we face require real solutions rather than stale political rhetoric.