The New Age orgy: The flesh was willing but the spirit's weak.

If you're never ridden a fast horse at a dead run across a desert valley at dawn, be of good cheer: You've only missed out on one half of life.

When the biggest, richest, glassiest buildings in town are the banks, you know that town's in trouble.

Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful work, keeping their families together and taking an active part in the health of their communities, opposing what is evil (in one way or another) and defending what is good. Heroes do not want power over others.

Writing on the wall: Will trade three blind crabs for two with no teeth.

We judge individual man and women as we do nations and races -- by the character of their achievement and by their achievement of character.

The national parks belong to everyone. To the people. To all of us. The government keeps saying so and maybe, in this one case at least, the government is telling the truth. Hard to believe, but possible.