We just didn't hit the ball. She (Witte) pitched well, but I thought we had a chance because we were read more

We just didn't hit the ball. She (Witte) pitched well, but I thought we had a chance because we were able to hold them in the first game after getting down early.

It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.

It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.

Nobody complained. It was a smooth transition.

Nobody complained. It was a smooth transition.

He always wants to come with me. He insists, and he cries if I can't take him. He's afraid that read more

He always wants to come with me. He insists, and he cries if I can't take him. He's afraid that if I go, I won't ever come back.

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.

Only those who attempt the absurd...will achieve the impossible. I think...I think it's in my basement...Let me go upstairs and read more

Only those who attempt the absurd...will achieve the impossible. I think...I think it's in my basement...Let me go upstairs and check.

I spent the last month looking at special teams film, mornings and afternoons. Go home at night and I'm watching read more

I spent the last month looking at special teams film, mornings and afternoons. Go home at night and I'm watching horror film, watching all the misery, looking at all those people having their lives changed forever.

It's the hope of all firefighters that there are people still in there.

It's the hope of all firefighters that there are people still in there.

On any given day, the market is taking its cue from forecasts and results. Juniper was negative, so that's spilling read more

On any given day, the market is taking its cue from forecasts and results. Juniper was negative, so that's spilling through the Nasdaq. I think, overall, though, the trend through the rest of the year and into early next year will be more positive.