We were expecting to end up there anyway because the other side would have appealed.

We were expecting to end up there anyway because the other side would have appealed.

I think too many people found that by waiting, maybe the prime locations they wanted were harder to find.

I think too many people found that by waiting, maybe the prime locations they wanted were harder to find.

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.

His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good read more

His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good sign. With him, he's either good or bad, and today he was able to address his problem. Before, if he got a bad hitter or two, things got out of hand.

But the practice began at Maple Creek, and historically we had the greatest number of parents stay overnight at that read more

But the practice began at Maple Creek, and historically we had the greatest number of parents stay overnight at that school.

It really hasn't settled in yet that it's almost over. It seems like yesterday that we just got here.

It really hasn't settled in yet that it's almost over. It seems like yesterday that we just got here.

My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old. [said when George Burns was only read more

My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine, too decent, too old. [said when George Burns was only 64. He lived to be 100]

They're primarily in the business of pulling oil out of the ground, so it's generally a benefit to them,

They're primarily in the business of pulling oil out of the ground, so it's generally a benefit to them,

It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you read more

It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you sound like yourself. That's all you can possibly do.