Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern read more

Smell brings to mind... a family dinner of pot roast and sweet potatoes during a myrtle-mad August in a Midwestern town. Smells detonate softly in our memory like poignant land mines hidden under the weedy mass of years.

I wasn't thinking about the championship but was just focusing on the two triple axels.

I wasn't thinking about the championship but was just focusing on the two triple axels.

Why do the Yankees always win? ... The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.

Why do the Yankees always win? ... The other team can't stop looking at the pinstripes.

It will be very hard for anyone to pigeonhole Allen as belonging to any one faction of the Republican Party.

It will be very hard for anyone to pigeonhole Allen as belonging to any one faction of the Republican Party.

I am pretty much a person of my word and I told myself I would get myself out of this read more

I am pretty much a person of my word and I told myself I would get myself out of this and I knew somehow I would.

This technique requires both sides of your brain -- analytical and creative.

This technique requires both sides of your brain -- analytical and creative.

Every man is his own chief enemy.

Every man is his own chief enemy.

I think the number one factor impacting these programs is the tight labor market, which is making it really hard read more

I think the number one factor impacting these programs is the tight labor market, which is making it really hard for employers to let their workers go for eight to 12 weeks at time.

It took 25 years to de-list the peregrine falcon. We are only at nine or 10 years and we have read more

It took 25 years to de-list the peregrine falcon. We are only at nine or 10 years and we have a long way to go.