When young, you're shocked by the number of people who turn out to have feet of clay. Older, you're surprised by the number of people who don't.

If you do not know what you're doing stacked on his desk, a dozen colleagues Initially sticks with a large number of papers and pass them. In case of doubt, the way in.

Advice: It's more fun to give than to receive.

Hoarding one's hurts hurts only the hoarder.

Things there are no solution to: Inflation, bureaucracy & dandruff.

Speaking of birthdays, our firstborn [recently turned 2]. As parents sometimes fondly do, we reminisced a bit about his early days on earth-the excitement, the wonder, the fears when we brought him home. His every squeak or squawk we were sure heralded some terrible crisis; I tested the warmth of formulas from dusk to dawn, it seemed. We were so germ-conscious my wife even sterilized the skin of the oranges before squeezing them. How firstborns ever survive their parents' attentions is beyond me. However, they do, and he did, and, in spite of our efforts, he turned out to be quite a good guy.

When you cease to dream you cease to live.