I was really bummed when I got to the last one of Tony Hillerman Navajo detective books.

Sailboats are the slowest form of transportation on Earth with the possible exeption of airline flights that go through O'Hare.

People are afraid to own their own homes. People are afraid their own government will catch them fixing their houses.

I read "Remembrance of Things Past" in the original French. I never start the day without reading me some [Marcel] Proust.

The coyotes made too much noise last night and kept me awake. Please eradicate these annoying animals.

We have been flooded with postal cards from all over the United States and several parallel universes. Just a quick glance though these cards is enough to remind you why this great nation, despite all the talk of decline, still leads the world in tranquilizer consumption.

Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.