Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do read more

Us sing and dance, make faces and give flower bouquets, trying to be loved. You ever notice that trees do everything to git attention we do, except walk? - The Color Purple, 1982.

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other read more

Basketball was my favorite. Probably because I was better at it. It came more naturally for me than the other sports.

I had them lay on the ground until the sheriff's department got there.

I had them lay on the ground until the sheriff's department got there.

I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into read more

I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into the Agency at that time. You could call it liberal anti-communism.

Maybe a casual fan will take his kid to see [Pittsburgh Penguins No. 1 draft pick] Sidney Crosby. Will he read more

Maybe a casual fan will take his kid to see [Pittsburgh Penguins No. 1 draft pick] Sidney Crosby. Will he go 41 other times? I don't think so.

We'd like to see Bonneville use the (surplus power) sales to keep rates as low as possible. We don't need read more

We'd like to see Bonneville use the (surplus power) sales to keep rates as low as possible. We don't need another rate-raising factor out of our control.

You're not going to see a (buying and selling) frenzy. For the time being it should ... give investors some read more

You're not going to see a (buying and selling) frenzy. For the time being it should ... give investors some comfort there is some value out there.

My goal for this season was to go out on the mound and put my team in position to win read more

My goal for this season was to go out on the mound and put my team in position to win every time I step out there. We lost a lot of guys from last year and I knew I had to step up. I trained really hard in the fall and spring to throw as many pitches as I need to.

Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I read more

Before high school I really wanted to play basketball and play in the NBA and all of that stuff. I still miss it. Once I saw that baseball could maybe take me somewhere, I decided to pursue it.