Popular culture has become engorged, broadening and thickening until it's the only culture anyone notices.

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

Cockfighting has always been my idea of a great sport -- two armed entrées battling to see who'll be dinner.

Good manners can replace morals. It may be years before anyone knows if what you are doing is right. But if what you are doing is nice, it will be immediately evident.

Fortunately, I'm married to someone who's a pretty excellent parent!

Don't send funny greeting cards on birthdays or at Christmas. Save them for funerals when their cheery effect is needed.

A lot of things work better in a locomotive.