The only real meaning in life can be found in a good man. And maybe Paris. Preferably the two together.

An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.

Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.

Almost all of the finer things in life are free or nearly free. You don't have to pay for the sky at night or snow in the morning or a kiss on the nose when you're sick. Forgetting that may put you at the mercy of those who seek to profit by convincing you to want whatever it is they have to sell.

Try square dancing-at least long enough to no longer feel silly and begin to have fun.