Washing dishes is the anecdote to confusion. I know that for a fact.

Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.

Flowers lead to books, which lead to thinking and not thinking and then more flowers and music, music. Then many more flowers and many more books.

You'd have to be completely crazy not to be influenced by and take from other artists. It's completely impossible not to.

Soon enough it will be me struggling (valiantly?) to walk - lugging my stuff around. How are we all so brave as to take step after step? Day after day? How are we so optimistic, so careful not to trip and yet do trip, and then get up and say O.K. Why do I feel so sorry for everyone and so proud?

Go out and walk. That is the glory of life.

I said, 'Well, how much space do I have?' And they said, 'Well, you know, it's the Internet.'