I thought our defense down the stretch was key. That was a very good team we faced. We couldn't stop read more

I thought our defense down the stretch was key. That was a very good team we faced. We couldn't stop them.

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair read more

[He has had only one close call, when he got his thumb stuck in the spokes of his mom's wheelchair and it caused an under-the-nail blood blister. The injury occurred in the post-Photoshop era, but even so, the resulting lag in work could have cost him trusted clients.] I thought Photoshop was the end of my career, ... I thought they'd be able to get any ol' pair of hands in there. But what most people don't realize is there's a brain that comes connected to these hands. You need to know the tricks of the trade. It's just like fashion modeling: You can get a pretty woman to put on an outfit, but once you send her down the runway, does she know what to do?

I was very impressed with our second half. We played a 2-3 zone, but we didn't box out well so read more

I was very impressed with our second half. We played a 2-3 zone, but we didn't box out well so we have to work on that. But I was very pleased. We took care of the basketball. Morgan Reeves played a tremendous game. She sparks our defense. She did a great job doing that. She took a charge from (Heath's) Maggie Combs and was in her face the whole game. She was able to rattle Heath a little bit.

So from that standpoint, it didn't seem weird to me at all. I think it's interesting and obviously audiences do, read more

So from that standpoint, it didn't seem weird to me at all. I think it's interesting and obviously audiences do, too ... I think there is a sort of emptiness in our look at life in general lately, and think this is a way to explore that.

We will not supply gas to the national grid until the government settles our bills.

We will not supply gas to the national grid until the government settles our bills.

I still buy nice pieces but, at the moment, they're presents for other people, so I only collect vicariously.

I still buy nice pieces but, at the moment, they're presents for other people, so I only collect vicariously.

These are probably extreme cases. More often, structures are calibrated so that assets pay down while a derivative amortizes. Most read more

These are probably extreme cases. More often, structures are calibrated so that assets pay down while a derivative amortizes. Most investors, who do not want their returns squeezed, would insist that the original transactions are modified to contain risks.

The west wasn't won on salad.

The west wasn't won on salad.

After a long product portfolio transition, we forecast that Bristol-Myers could return to a period of sustained high teens earnings read more

After a long product portfolio transition, we forecast that Bristol-Myers could return to a period of sustained high teens earnings per share growth in 2007-2010.