I've often written about places that are totally different from anything I know. Sometimes they turn out better.

Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.

But if you're doing something, show up everyday, and something good might happen - it's not going to happen if you don't show up.

Some day you do something where you use everything you know. You don't do it ostentatiously where you see the workings going on. But some day, if you're lucky, that will happen.

It's a big surprise to me about America that there are 40 million people prepared to vote for (Trump). They wouldn't want him as a friend. No matter who you are, you wouldn't want him on your bowling team or to have dinner with him or anything. They would recognize it immediately in a guy. A big blowhard, braggart.

Asia's crowded and Europe's too old, Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold. And South America stole our name, let's drop the big one.

You keep wondering whether people will see that Barack Obama is a liar and not very bright.