It was a rite of passage. He was dad's right-hand man . . . he was just doing things like read more

It was a rite of passage. He was dad's right-hand man . . . he was just doing things like that. We made a conscious decision for him to be there to help.

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement read more

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isn't all that important to me.

There are inspirational words all over it. I thought it was going to be a little one-day project, and it read more

There are inspirational words all over it. I thought it was going to be a little one-day project, and it became a solid five-day project. I put a lot of love into it.

Up here in the north country (areas with high levels of snow), we'd like to see 10 percent more deer, read more

Up here in the north country (areas with high levels of snow), we'd like to see 10 percent more deer, in the middle snow fall zone we could have up to 50 percent more deer, and in southern areas where we have a lot of agriculture in the landscape, perhaps around 15 percent fewer deer.

I think we've gotten way too lackadaisical,

I think we've gotten way too lackadaisical,

I think I might have to cruise into Barrington tomorrow morning, ... and put a banana in his tailpipe.

I think I might have to cruise into Barrington tomorrow morning, ... and put a banana in his tailpipe.

The tie business went into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Now there is definitely a dress-up trend among younger consumers.

The tie business went into the doldrums in the mid-1990s. Now there is definitely a dress-up trend among younger consumers.

We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home remember read more

We knew what we were up against, but we were going to go down fighting. Hopefully people back home remember that we got this far. We've got nothing to be ashamed about.

He's going to be missing for at least four to six weeks. It's a big blow.

He's going to be missing for at least four to six weeks. It's a big blow.