Like “love,” “hope” is one of those ridiculously disproportional words that by all rights should be a lot longer.

There is hinkiness afoot with regard to my, ah, disposition.

We're all so damned fragile.

I like to think of it less as embezzling and more as an involuntary goodwill contribution.

Laughter is good for you. Nine out of ten stand-up comedians recommend laughter in the face of intense stupidity.

Science, the largest religion of the twentieth century, had become tarnished by images of exploding space shuttles, crack babies, and a generation of complacent Americans who allowed the television to raise their children. People were looking for something - I think they just didn't know what. And even though they were once again starting to open their eyes to the world of magic and the arcane that had been with them all the while, they still thought I must be some kind of joke.

I had a vague memory of being that ridiculous at one time. Let he who hath never worn parachute pants cast the first stone.