Being alive at 87 is quite an accomplishment if you're curious, interested, seeing the fun out of life, doing things, having a purpose.

And keep a sense of humor. It doesn't mean you have to tell jokes. If you can't think of anything else, when you're my age, take off your clothes and walk in front of a mirror. I guarantee you'll get a laugh.

If you don't go far enough back in memory or far enough ahead in hope, your future will be impoverished.

In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques.

A finished product is one that has already seen its better days.

People find gold in fields, veins, river beds, and pockets. Whichever, it takes work to get it out.

Posterity is the patriotic name for grandchildren.