"To announce that there must ...

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the president...is morally treasonable to the American Public." -T. Roosevelt

My son saw boxing on ...

My son saw boxing on TV for the first time the other day. His reaction: "Look, Mom. Olympic hitting!"

Someone needs to teach wasps ...

Someone needs to teach wasps to buzz, so we'd at least have some warning before they attack. Ow.

The Tulsa Zoo is free ...

The Tulsa Zoo is free today. Whatever you do, don't come. It's, well, a zoo.

"Some kind of help is ...

"Some kind of help is the kind of help that helping's all about. Some kind of help is the kind of help we all can do without."

I've just started The Garden ...

I've just started The Garden of Eden. I'd forgotten how pure Hemingway's style is. Just gorgeous.