[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

My son's my worst critic.

My son's my worst critic.

He told me that bin Laden is saying to President Clinton that the battle has not started yet and they read more

He told me that bin Laden is saying to President Clinton that the battle has not started yet and they will answer these raids with actions, not words.

There are more projects looming. Certainly the activity is there, and our customers are healthier than they have been. The read more

There are more projects looming. Certainly the activity is there, and our customers are healthier than they have been. The wood composite business continues to do well for us.

That's quite a remarkable accomplishment considering that fuel price increases are estimated to cost the company an additional $170 million, read more

That's quite a remarkable accomplishment considering that fuel price increases are estimated to cost the company an additional $170 million, or 20 cents a share, in 2005.

Are we really concerned about that stuff (environmental protection), or do we just want to speed things along?

Are we really concerned about that stuff (environmental protection), or do we just want to speed things along?

It was one of those things where, if the IT department isn't asking the right questions, then the business side read more

It was one of those things where, if the IT department isn't asking the right questions, then the business side is probably not providing the right answers. Then you've got to back step and redesign things.

I think the entire state of Maryland and D.C. within the next two years will be smoke-free.

I think the entire state of Maryland and D.C. within the next two years will be smoke-free.

We see it as a trusted traveler program.

We see it as a trusted traveler program.