Every good idea sooner or later degenerates into hard work.

If Lincoln freed the slaves and preserved the Union, how come 'Lincolnesque' just means tall?

Keeping off a large weight loss is a phenomenon about as common in American medicine as an impoverished dermatologist.

Health food makes me sick.

When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him.

There's always a source for humor.

What interests me is what you might call vernacular writing, writing that connects you to a place.