What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean you're not doing anything useful. You are, for example, at least keeping your mother-in-law's wit sharp.

My thoughts are like waffles - the first few don't look so good.

Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once.

Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.

Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows.

Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.