I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now.

If you can't return a favor, pass it on.

I could write an entertaining novel about rejection slips, but I fear it would be overly long.

Sometimes I like to play the soundtracks to famous musicals so we can all sing along. South Pacific is one of my favorites. Our neighbors must hate us.

Don't call 'em dogs. Dogs are loyal and they run after balls.

Much of my reading time over the last decade and a half has been spent reading aloud to my children. Those children's bedtime rituals of supper, bath, stories, and sleep have been a staple of my life and some of the best, most special times I can remember.

The richest most meaningful stories are found in small places: made, carried, crafted, told, and retold by apparently unimportant people.