Our biggest hazard out here is packrats. We don't want brush piles to build, so we prune our trees every read more

Our biggest hazard out here is packrats. We don't want brush piles to build, so we prune our trees every year near the house.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around — and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

Our time frame with this is on Nov. 15, we need to submit a plan on how to consolidate 26 read more

Our time frame with this is on Nov. 15, we need to submit a plan on how to consolidate 26 county offices to Washington. We're going to be gathering input from farmers and others on the best way to do this.

The promoter called and said, 'What should we do?' People were calling to say they were sure it was canceled, read more

The promoter called and said, 'What should we do?' People were calling to say they were sure it was canceled, but I thought that to have a public event that night would be a good idea.

We've been collecting portrait miniatures for some time. Although we had a few handfuls of examples before 1980, we began read more

We've been collecting portrait miniatures for some time. Although we had a few handfuls of examples before 1980, we began collecting in a more serious fashion about then.

He does all the little things — taking charges, defending tough guys. And for a guy to rebound like he read more

He does all the little things — taking charges, defending tough guys. And for a guy to rebound like he does at his size, that's extraordinary.

I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.

I write sets of books, but I've also written a lot of orphans.

Cosmetic surgery and poker are popular right now.

Cosmetic surgery and poker are popular right now.

I figured he took that extended lead and as I was going to throw, I saw him delaying and tried read more

I figured he took that extended lead and as I was going to throw, I saw him delaying and tried to hold up and threw the ball away and felt like just the biggest idiot alive at that point.