It looked like it was going to slip away, but it wasn't going to happen. We weren't about to let read more

It looked like it was going to slip away, but it wasn't going to happen. We weren't about to let it slip away.

This is my seventh decade... and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again... read more

This is my seventh decade... and every once in a while I get a hankering to re-visit these songs again... songs with which I have had a great relationship.

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: read more

[These others -- the overwhelming majority of Iraq's people -- have repeatedly given every indication of valuing their newfound freedom: voting in two elections at the risk of their lives, preparing for a third, writing and ratifying a constitution granting more freedoms than exist in any country in the entire Arab Middle East.] The secret is out, ... There is something decent unfolding in Iraq. It's unfolding in the shadow of a terrible insurgency, but a society is finding its way to constitutional politics.

During the four years I have coached Caitlin, I have seen no players with even close to her speed. She read more

During the four years I have coached Caitlin, I have seen no players with even close to her speed. She can control the ball, take it away from other players and stop impossible shots.

My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the read more

My definition [of a philosopher] is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down.

These days, dates mean a dinner and movie-falling back on the old standards. I think that's just so simple and read more

These days, dates mean a dinner and movie-falling back on the old standards. I think that's just so simple and great to share - whether good or bad - and then discuss it afterwards. It's just a great way to spend an evening.

You don't see major corporations abandoning their e-mail infrastructure, but they are beginning to seek outsourcing to handle things like read more

You don't see major corporations abandoning their e-mail infrastructure, but they are beginning to seek outsourcing to handle things like remote mail and calendaring, ... Messaging Online.

It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.

It ain't ignorance that causes all the trouble in this world. It's the things people know that ain't so.

A normal show would cost somebody to have a professional handler, about $75 a show. At Westminster, because the handlers read more

A normal show would cost somebody to have a professional handler, about $75 a show. At Westminster, because the handlers are all champions, the fees can more than double. Probably more like $200.