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

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles and to emerge with a variety of views.

Here's a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can't anticipate how you'll feel afterward. People will tell you; a few may be close to right, none exactly right.

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

Books are like blankets, the mere sight of them around the house provides warmth and comfort. They are like mirrors, too, reflecting places I've been, phases I've been through, people I've loved or thought I did.

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

The Thanksgiving meal should not be treated as a grad school exam or an Olympic dive. Whatever you cook will be good enough - unless you make that Twinkie turkey stuffing we're suddenly hearing too much about.