The market continues to be uncertain about the underlying leadership after many years of being used to the big-cap stocks read more

The market continues to be uncertain about the underlying leadership after many years of being used to the big-cap stocks leading. We're also somewhat nervous about the earnings.

I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into read more

I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into the Agency at that time. You could call it liberal anti-communism.

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself

Obsessions are repetitive thoughts which resemble worry and are accompanied by anxiety. Compulsions are behavioral acts designed to eliminate the read more

Obsessions are repetitive thoughts which resemble worry and are accompanied by anxiety. Compulsions are behavioral acts designed to eliminate the obsessions. And sometimes if your mind becomes so cluttered with obsessions, and your day so filled with compulsions, life as you know becomes completely taken over by anxiety and counterproductive rituals.

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. read more

It's tough because it happened so fast. At one point we were up there, and now we're at the bottom. It's tough to swallow right now. ... Things aren't always gonna go your way. That's the only way I can really look at it. Some things we can control and some we can't.

But it was beautiful, isolated and near enough to anything you could want.

But it was beautiful, isolated and near enough to anything you could want.

Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and the Islamic read more

Russia wants to win global clout by acting as a mediator amid growing tensions between the West and the Islamic world.

I'm always trolling for trivia.

I'm always trolling for trivia.

This was a huge confidence-builder for our girls. Lauren was so smooth out there today, and she showed a tremendous read more

This was a huge confidence-builder for our girls. Lauren was so smooth out there today, and she showed a tremendous amount of poise for a ninth-grader. There were some rough spots, but this gives us something to build on.