They change scapegoats at the networks more regularly than some people change socks.

Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that's horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it's nothing. It's just bibble-babble. It's like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks.

Now begin in the middle, and later learn the beginning; the end will take care of itself.

If you let the image of the messenger get in the way of whatever message there may be, however large or small, that's your problem, not his.

I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.

Any writer who pretends to a disaffection for recognition, I think they're being duplicitous.

Y is for YGGDRASIL. The legendary Nordic ash tree with its three roots extending into the lands of mortals, giants, and Niflheim, the land of mist, grows in Wisconsin. Legend has it that when the tree falls, the universe will fall. Next Wednesday, the State Highway Commission comes through that empty pasture with a freeway.