I had a brief theater background and loved the backstage world there's more backstage work in television, so I saw a job advertised and applied, and got it. That was back in 1977, when getting jobs was easy.

I have to warn you. I promised my mother, a long time ago. She said I had to give folks a chance to walk away.

I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.

For men, as they get bogged down with responsibilities, commitments, bureaucracy, it is a fantasy just to think of shedding everything literally, walking away with nothing at all, and just hitting the road.

Don't get it right - get it WRITTEN!

Some old guy once said that the meaning of life is that it ends.

I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun.