Our families and our homes are the center of American life, Everything we do is to make those homes-and the lives in them-more beautiful, more comfortable, more functional and more full of life and light and joy for those we love.

I'm a maniacal perfectionist. And if I weren't, I wouldn't have this company... I have proven that being a perfectionist can be profitable and admirable when creating content across the board: in television, books, newspapers, radio, videos.

Of course I know how to roll a joint.

I was a very curious person because of my parents. They encouraged me to be as curious about as many things as I wanted.

I record my radio show, and my staff makes me a nice lunch in the kitchen, usually fish - whatever's freshest and line-caught - and a salad. I drink water and herbal tea, a blend of catnip, elderberry, and horehound.

I don't have time to have friends come and stay, except on weekends in Maine. I invite a lot of people to come to Maine.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.