Some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love - why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.

If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.

I convinced him his luggage had gone to that big Bermuda Triangle in the sky.

Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.

When you're an orthodox worrier, some days are worse than others.

He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could. He was the only one in the house who wasn't afraid to go into the basement by himself. He cut himself shaving, but no one kissed it or got excited about it. It was understood when it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door. When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled. He took lots of pictures... but he was never in them.

A friend never defends a husband who gets his wife an electric skillet for her birthday.