... no effort based on love is wasted.

I have never enjoyed an experience that begins at five A.M.

Remodeling is like pulling a loose thread on a cheap sweater - the job keeps unraveling.

Probably is not a word I like to hear when I'm talking about our chances of recouping a huge investment.

I asked my vet what kind of dog he'd get. He told me, 'I'd get a Chihuahua, because when it died, I wouldn't care.

... trying to control construction costs is like trying to control the cost of a hospital stay. You may not realize that when you sneeze and the nurse hands you a box of tissues, it generates a $5 charge on your bill. But you still have to pay.

Show dogs and their handlers remind me of Brooke Shields and her mother: an incredibly disheveled person tethered to an impeccably groomed animal.