It has very small and delicate ears. It's not all flour corn.

It has very small and delicate ears. It's not all flour corn.

We are seeing the long bond tell us that the Fed's decision was proper from an inflation perspective. Long-term interest read more

We are seeing the long bond tell us that the Fed's decision was proper from an inflation perspective. Long-term interest rates are coming down slightly, moving from 7 percent to about 6.95 percent at the this point in time. So the market isn't worried about inflation. The market thinks the Fed's decision was right.

Parenthood is one long exercise in relinquishing control -- or the illusion that we ever had it. Postparenthood is about read more

Parenthood is one long exercise in relinquishing control -- or the illusion that we ever had it. Postparenthood is about acceptance.

We were clearly underdogs coming into the series and now we are 1-0 up in the final. We believe in read more

We were clearly underdogs coming into the series and now we are 1-0 up in the final. We believe in ourselves.

In the past two days we have probably gotten at least 10 bags of clothes, toys, shoes ... it's just read more

In the past two days we have probably gotten at least 10 bags of clothes, toys, shoes ... it's just incredible.

We've bent over backwards to make this bill acceptable to the president, ... We also listened to the president and read more

We've bent over backwards to make this bill acceptable to the president, ... We also listened to the president and made some bothersome changes to the bill to accommodate his concerns.

one of those unforgettable stories that stays with you for years.

one of those unforgettable stories that stays with you for years.

Yeah, I don't think the final ball was there for us tonight. It got tougher as the game went on read more

Yeah, I don't think the final ball was there for us tonight. It got tougher as the game went on because they were dropping a little deeper. We had to start putting more long stuff into the box. [Columbus] does well with that with their big guys in the box.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.