Gambling is so pervasive in Nevada that maybe the state should just go the whole hog. There'd be gum machines that dispensed chewing tobacco if you lost. You could gamble for the toilet paper in public bathroom stalls. And fill out Keno cards in an attempt to win cancer therapy at the hospital.

Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine.

Golf combines two favorite American pastimes: taking long walks and hitting things with a stick.

I read good. I was an English major.

Think about last time you were broke ... now how well did it go with spending your way out of it? Did that work?

Australia is not very exclusive. On the visa application they still ask if you've been convicted of a felony - although they are willing to give you a visa even if you haven't been.

And worrying is less work than doing something to fix the worry. This is especially true if we're careful to pick the biggest possible problems to worry about. Everybody wants to save the earth; nobody want to help Mom do the dishes.