What really affects us is the guys in front of us. When you have people on base it causes problems read more

What really affects us is the guys in front of us. When you have people on base it causes problems for them when we come up. If nobody is on base, they can be a little more fine with their pitches and not have to worry about leaving anything out over the plate.

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity

Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity

[More than 8,000 pair of underwear are headed to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, thanks to the Dave Ryan In the read more

[More than 8,000 pair of underwear are headed to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, thanks to the Dave Ryan In the Morning Show on Minneapolis, Minn., radio station KDWB. The drive was coordinated through WMSI-102.9 (Miss 103) in Jackson.] We got them in all shapes and sizes, ... Boxers, briefs, bikinis, thongs. We made this a fun thing, but underwear is one of those things ... people kept saying they needed.

If we have a serious violation at four polling stations, that is not many voters.

If we have a serious violation at four polling stations, that is not many voters.

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could read more

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.

It's the only time of year I wish I was back in the pro shop. I probably have 100 outstanding read more

It's the only time of year I wish I was back in the pro shop. I probably have 100 outstanding lessons.

At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest read more

At the end of my trial, I was rather hoping the judge would send me to Australia for the rest of my life.

I figured maybe it was some sort of a surprise celebration for our new Teacher of the Year.

I figured maybe it was some sort of a surprise celebration for our new Teacher of the Year.

Nobody really knew how this would be received in Israel. We were sure there would be protests, people saying, 'How read more

Nobody really knew how this would be received in Israel. We were sure there would be protests, people saying, 'How can you show such a thing in Tel Aviv?