Most writers seem to prefer the morning, or they feel at their best in the morning. Ideas are popping into your head while you're in the shower. And that's true for me, as well.

I try to take people one at a time, with all the contradictions and compromises that most of us live with.

When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.

Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.

I'm still passionately interested in what my fellow humans are up to. For me, a day spent monitoring the passing parade is a day well-spent.

In any event, it's not exactly a secret to regular readers what my views on the war are

Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.