People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what read more

People go to Africa and confirm what they already have in their heads and so they fail to see what is there in front of them. This is what people have come to expect. It's not viewed as a serious continent. It's a place of strange, bizarre and illogical things, where people don't do what common sense demands.

He knows how to take over a game. He's not only a point guard, he's a scorer. Either he's going read more

He knows how to take over a game. He's not only a point guard, he's a scorer. Either he's going to score, or he's going to get it to someone else to score.

Pool is huge here. I can't go anywhere without running into someone who plays on a league.

Pool is huge here. I can't go anywhere without running into someone who plays on a league.

I remember baseball cards I collected of Greg when I was in Little League. Now, to be in the same read more

I remember baseball cards I collected of Greg when I was in Little League. Now, to be in the same locker room and be catching him in a big league game is quite an honor -- and an accomplishment to have made it this far.

Five bodies have been recovered. Another person was rescued but subsequently died in the hospital. And five more bodies have read more

Five bodies have been recovered. Another person was rescued but subsequently died in the hospital. And five more bodies have been seen but not yet recovered.

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all read more

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.

How can you forget the last two weeks of deliberations and pretend they never happened. That, obviously, is an impossibility.

How can you forget the last two weeks of deliberations and pretend they never happened. That, obviously, is an impossibility.

I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But read more

I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them.

They're sort of like a little ballerina shoe,

They're sort of like a little ballerina shoe,