The man had packed his suitcase and was ready to travel abroad to his holiday residence. Family members long thought read more

The man had packed his suitcase and was ready to travel abroad to his holiday residence. Family members long thought he was abroad. That was the reason the man could lie here so long before being found.

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of read more

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.

The issue is, can you make a law to restrict free speech? The First Amendment says that 'Congress shall make read more

The issue is, can you make a law to restrict free speech? The First Amendment says that 'Congress shall make no law (abridging the freedom of speech).' No law, period.

The cost of health care is going up much faster than people's wages. Families are paying about (on average) $1,000 read more

The cost of health care is going up much faster than people's wages. Families are paying about (on average) $1,000 more now just for health care premiums than they were five years ago.

Japan has much more aggressive plans to build plants and facilities in North America than any other country. Plus, we read more

Japan has much more aggressive plans to build plants and facilities in North America than any other country. Plus, we already had two Japanese plants here, so we wanted to capitalize on that relationship.

Hall-Dale had done it with four of those mobile lighting stations for field hockey. So I called Kennebec Rental.

Hall-Dale had done it with four of those mobile lighting stations for field hockey. So I called Kennebec Rental.

We're a controversial band, so big that everyone wants to hate us. We get a lot of bad press. I read more

We're a controversial band, so big that everyone wants to hate us. We get a lot of bad press. I don't listen to it. We take it with a grain of salt and keep moving on.

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and read more

Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.

There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year),

There have not been any big blips in inflation (so far this year),