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?

Easter is so disappointing. You suffer all the way through lent, and what do you get for it? A ham.

Ha! Easy for nuns to talk about giving up things. That's what they do for a living.

One day Donald Trump will discover that he is owned by Lutheran Brotherhood and must re negotiate his debt load with a committee of silent Norwegians who dont understand why anyone would pay more than $120.00 for a suit.

Humor is not a trick, not jokes. Humor is a presence in the world - like grace - and shines on everybody.

Some of us have a relentless urge to attempt what we can never be good at and neglect our true calling.

In California virtually everyone has had their teeth whitened. If they all smiled at once, they would give us a headache.