Your life is a work of art, and in the end, the underlying theme of great art is bravery and hope and love.

Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.

Roy Blount's stuff makes me laugh so hard, sometimes I have to go sit in a room and shut the door

We thank you [the soldiers recently returned from the middle east] for your service.

Girls . . . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . . . Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh, fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about who was dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dolls, creating complex family groups and learning how to solve problems through negotiation and roleplaying. Which gender is better equipped, on the whole, to live an adult life, would you guess?

Enough. Man is capable of reform once presented with the facts, and the fact is that bottling water and shipping it is a big waste of fuel, so stop already.

..people (in Minnesota) avoid stupidity when possible, not wanting to be a $10 haircut on a 50 cent head.