Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

We're seeing the benefits of an experienced group and a group that's known each other for a long time. Some read more

We're seeing the benefits of an experienced group and a group that's known each other for a long time. Some of them have been here since middle school, so they're comfortable with and trust each other.

It's absolutely outrageous. It's not going to help people lose weight. It's junk science.

It's absolutely outrageous. It's not going to help people lose weight. It's junk science.

Stealing a Rhinoceros should not be attempted lightly.

Stealing a Rhinoceros should not be attempted lightly.

While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a read more

While we do see the benefits of RFID to managing inventory for retailers, we think the item-level tagging poses a serious issue for consumer privacy,

You'll always have people who are excited by [online learning] and people who are cautious. The biggest concern surrounds being read more

You'll always have people who are excited by [online learning] and people who are cautious. The biggest concern surrounds being able to deliver the quality we are known for traditionally in the classroom over the Web.

We moved in the winter, so it was really bad. It was really depressing for me. It was really cold, read more

We moved in the winter, so it was really bad. It was really depressing for me. It was really cold, and every day it was snowing. Joe went to school, and I had to stay in the house all the time, watching the snow.

Private sector credit from 1999 through the first half of 2001 was adding $1.2 trillion per year. It was the read more

Private sector credit from 1999 through the first half of 2001 was adding $1.2 trillion per year. It was the mother of all credit expansions.

I would like to die in a dignified manner, with my family all around.

I would like to die in a dignified manner, with my family all around.