Unfortunately Seattle is my muse, for the better or worse of Seattle - I'm not sure.

When I'm creatively solving problems, I'm in my sweet spot, and nothing can take me out of that joyful present.

This is why you must love life: one day you're offering up your social security number to the Russian Mafia; two weeks later you're using the word calve as a verb.

I can pinpoint that as the single happiest moment of my life, because I realized then that Mom would always have my back. It made me feel giant. I raced back down the concrete ramp, faster than I ever had before, so fast I should have fallen, but I didn't fall, because Mom was in the world.

My day is not that fun-filled or that filled usually with complications.

One of the main reasons I don't like leaving the house is because I might find myself face to face with a Canadian.

What's this?" She pulled out a card and held it away from her face. "I can't read what it says." I took it from her and read it aloud. 1. Beeber Bifocal 2. Twenty Mile House 3. Bee 4. Your escape Fourteen miracles to go.