Things went very well for us today. It was a great meet and we had a lot of breakthroughs. To read more

Things went very well for us today. It was a great meet and we had a lot of breakthroughs. To compete strong against teams that are in the top 20, as well as professional athletes, is great.

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

I'm in charge of the EOC

I'm in charge of the EOC

He would not want FBI agents crawling through his papers unrestricted.

He would not want FBI agents crawling through his papers unrestricted.

The suspicion some people have about the president's motives in this attack is itself a powerful argument for impeachment, ... read more

The suspicion some people have about the president's motives in this attack is itself a powerful argument for impeachment, ... After months of lies, the president has given millions of people around the world reason to doubt that he has sent Americans into battle for the right reasons.

We are preparing for fire, flooding and pandemic disease right now. We hope that none of it happens, but we read more

We are preparing for fire, flooding and pandemic disease right now. We hope that none of it happens, but we are planning so when it does we are ready.

It's going to take a lot of pushing and shoving in the U.S. and Europe to get the concessions from read more

It's going to take a lot of pushing and shoving in the U.S. and Europe to get the concessions from rich countries that will keep poor countries involved in the negotiations.

That is obviously the most thorny problem. The situation is still brittle, even though the Gate Gourmet dispute is nearly read more

That is obviously the most thorny problem. The situation is still brittle, even though the Gate Gourmet dispute is nearly over and BA is back working. There remains the possibility things will erupt again,

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.

I have been going to the gym instead of the bar, trying to get back down to my fighting weight.