I think it's a pretty good day if I can get through it without lifting a finger.

I think it's a pretty good day if I can get through it without lifting a finger.

There's something about this place, about Madison and Wisconsin and the Midwest, that's really comforting, ... Malcolm in the Middle.

Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate.

Tennis lets you talk while you're playing.

Divorce is brutal and horrible and... you have to actively work to get your life back on track.

Gardening is peaceful, yet there is a great element of failure. It's the perfect metaphor for life -- a lot of pleasure, then it's over. There's great satisfaction in tending something, feeling it needs you, even if it's just a plant on your windowsill.