A friend will tell you she saw your old boyfriend - and he's a priest.

A member of the committee slapped a name tag over my left bosom. "What shall we name the other one?" I smiled. She was not amused.

No One Diets on Thanksgiving.

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.

[On her father's death:] I didn't know his leaving would hurt so much.

When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out.

People shop for a bathing suit with more care than they do a husband or wife. The rules are the same. Look for something you'll feel comfortable wearing. Allow for room to grow.