I was prepared to go to Norfolk when the phone call came. It changed my day. I just got on read more

I was prepared to go to Norfolk when the phone call came. It changed my day. I just got on a different plane at the airport.

You won't recognize it when we're done.

You won't recognize it when we're done.

This was our first time.

This was our first time.

This monument is family. This monument needs to be preserved.

This monument is family. This monument needs to be preserved.

[ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP-] I didn't know what it was first time I saw it, ... My fiancŽ pulled up about half read more

[ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP-] I didn't know what it was first time I saw it, ... My fiancŽ pulled up about half way in the driveway and shouted 'Quick! Get a camera.'

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, read more

Their [the waiters'] eyes sparkled and their pencils flew as she proceeded to eviscerate my wallet - pâté, Whitstable oysters, a sole, filet mignon, and a favorite salad of the Nizam of Hyderabad made of shredded five-pound notes. - The Rising Gorge, 1961.

We liberated 24 cases of Scotch.

We liberated 24 cases of Scotch.

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. read more

I made a $50 bet -- a lot of money then -- with my coach that I'd win a medal. I woke up that morning and thought, 'don't get to the bottom and wish you had a second chance, because in the Olympics, you don't get a second chance.' I was so in the moment; I wanted to feel it, I wanted to be in it -- I've used that metaphor for the rest of my life.

The first week, I dwelled on my stats. This week, in the second half, that helped me out. I didn't read more

The first week, I dwelled on my stats. This week, in the second half, that helped me out. I didn't worry about it. I'm feeling more comfortable every week.