The human hand is made complete by the addition of a baseball.

The human hand is made complete by the addition of a baseball.

The odds are six to five that the light in the end of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.

The great comfort of turning forty-nine is the realization that you are now too old to die young.

The more innocuous the name of a weapon, the more hideous its impact. Some of the most horrific weapons of the Vietnam era were named Bambi, Infant, Daisycutter, Grasshopper, and Agent Orange. Nor is the trend new: From the past we have Mustard Gas, Angel Chasers [two can-nonballs linked with a chain for added destruction], and the Peacemaker, to name a few.)

In any decision situation, the amount of relevant information available is inversely proportional to the importance of the decision.

May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future.