What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.

What you might see as depravity is, to me, just another aspect of the human condition.

My life goal was for me to reach out to the needy,

My life goal was for me to reach out to the needy,

I always hoped for a show that was realistic and provocative and moving and funny. And to me, it's exceeded read more

I always hoped for a show that was realistic and provocative and moving and funny. And to me, it's exceeded those expectations ... not to mention the people who have climbed aboard to join in it. As a creative endeavor, it's been the greatest experience of my life.

This should not have been reported as an in-kind contribution. The party will pay for the costs incurred. It's unfortunate read more

This should not have been reported as an in-kind contribution. The party will pay for the costs incurred. It's unfortunate these members put the party in this situation.

It beat us up a little bit to play at 95 degrees for three straight days.

It beat us up a little bit to play at 95 degrees for three straight days.

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious read more

And sometimes it's the very otherness of a stranger, someone who doesn't belong to our ethnic or ideological or religious group, an otherness that can repel us initially, but which can jerk us out of our habitual selfishness, and give us intonations of that sacred otherness, which is God.

That's the good thing about our team. A couple of guys have an off-night --which is very rare for Spencer read more

That's the good thing about our team. A couple of guys have an off-night --which is very rare for Spencer and Dustin --and then we have other guys step in.

We ate outside in tents. Food was prepared by a company from Redding, California, that feeds firefighters. It was good, read more

We ate outside in tents. Food was prepared by a company from Redding, California, that feeds firefighters. It was good, but, wow, 5,000 calories.

I had hired coach Frank Nails that season and he asked me to speak at the pep rally. I am read more

I had hired coach Frank Nails that season and he asked me to speak at the pep rally. I am -- and was then -- 5-foot-3, 138 pounds, and I stood next to 6-foot-6, 240-pound linemen and scolded them, telling them if they hit a little harder we might win a few games.