I now derive physical and spiritual pleasure from gardening and there is tremendous satisfaction in knowing that I could survive almost anywhere if I had to.

I remember a time when things were a lot more fun around here, when good was good and evil was evil, before things got fuzzy.

Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

Who knows how long this will last, now we've come so far so fast.

Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing a word onto a melody. It doesn't ring true.

The trouble with you and me my friend, is the trouble with this nation, too many blessings, too little Appreciation.

In the old days, words like sin and Satan had a moral certitude. Today, they're replaced with self-help jargon, words like dysfunction and antisocial behavior, discouraging any responsibility for one's actions.