Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft

One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele.

Opening day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day is so pure with possibility. No scores yet, no losses, no blame or disappointment. No hangover, at least until the game's over.

Be nice to your siblings. They are your link to the past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when

When you're thinking, "Why do I have to eat Aunt Sue's casserole with potato chips crumbled on top again?" change that thought to "A couple of bites won't kill me."

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape