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

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

We did talk about cheese on our first date.

Tennis lets you talk while you're playing.

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.

I grew up playing in an alley on the south side of Milwaukee.

Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English.