The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.

Replace the words "have to" with "get to" and watch how the cold rain on your life changes to sunshine.

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.

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

The Hunger Games' isn't for everybody. But neither is 'Anna Karenina.

The secret to happiness, at Thanksgiving or any time, is to find pleasure in imperfection.

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