We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other read more

We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.

Chip companies are getting ready for stronger demand in the back half of the year. There's a big difference between read more

Chip companies are getting ready for stronger demand in the back half of the year. There's a big difference between building a safety margin and overbuilding, ... People have been pessimistic, but we continue to get fairly firm fundamentals about the environment for PCs and semiconductors overall.

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired read more

[It's a model that Alfred Hitchcock drew on for many of his movies.] If there was a film that inspired me in writing 'Panic,' it was 'North by Northwest,' ... Those are my favorite Hitchcock films -- the ones where ordinary, everyday people are going about their lives, and they take this dramatic left turn.

Last year we didn't shave or fully taper until state and we went from being ranked in the low 20s read more

Last year we didn't shave or fully taper until state and we went from being ranked in the low 20s to finishing eighth in the 200 free relay. This year, who knows how much time we can drop. I don't know if Fenwick shaved and tapered for sectionals or not - I have no idea. But we're shooting for No. 1, and I think it's an attainable goal.

I couldn't be happier and more grateful that they happened to come to Los Angeles, which has been my hometown read more

I couldn't be happier and more grateful that they happened to come to Los Angeles, which has been my hometown for so long. That they are now here is just too good for words.

The mural was going through some tough times and the Art Guild actually thought about just letting it go. Mural read more

The mural was going through some tough times and the Art Guild actually thought about just letting it go. Mural Preservation Inc. was formed then and has a single purpose of maintaining the mural.

We're trying to be judicious. It's not fantasy football. This is about people making sound judgements. That's what we're trying read more

We're trying to be judicious. It's not fantasy football. This is about people making sound judgements. That's what we're trying to do.

The housing report today and other numbers from last week indicate more strength in this economy than had previously been read more

The housing report today and other numbers from last week indicate more strength in this economy than had previously been thought.

I'll always be poor in my mind.

I'll always be poor in my mind.