We ''need'' cancer because, by the very fact of its insurability, it makes all other diseases, however virulent, not cancer.

We ''need'' cancer because, by the very fact of its insurability, it makes all other diseases, however virulent, not cancer.

Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are read more

Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone. I've hugged trees in every part of this little island.

We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson read more

We laid out a lot of money on the thought that the rain forest is going to be in Johnson County. Some of the initial interest did coincide with the rain forest going in Coralville. We had thought of marketing (Villages of Tiffin) as a less expensive option for businesses, and they would have the same access to some of the touristy type of attractions.

Using the Internet, a sexual predator can be in any parent's living room without them knowing.

Using the Internet, a sexual predator can be in any parent's living room without them knowing.

I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. read more

I'm always described as 'cocksure' or 'with a swagger,' and that bears no resemblance to who I feel like inside. I feel plagued by insecurity.

He stepped in hole as a baby. I ran cold water on it out of the well, but it never read more

He stepped in hole as a baby. I ran cold water on it out of the well, but it never did go down.

An increasing number of middle income Americans are benefiting from the rising value of their stocks and mutual funds, and read more

An increasing number of middle income Americans are benefiting from the rising value of their stocks and mutual funds, and they have a stake in our economy, ... Middle income Americans need a capital gains tax cut and I intend to give it to them.

They have very little fat on them and this was in October, at the time of year when we would read more

They have very little fat on them and this was in October, at the time of year when we would expect them to be almost at their maximum weight.

If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my read more

If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my stature. It may well be that many East European Jews are descended from Khazars, I may be one of them. Who knows? And who cares?