I think the district is as wide open as it's ever been. Everybody has tapes on each other, so there's read more

I think the district is as wide open as it's ever been. Everybody has tapes on each other, so there's not much mystery. It will be a matter of who out-executes whom.

Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, read more

Confidential. Do I want it back? Absolutely not. Obviously the sled works for her. Did it work for me? Yes, it did. But I was looking for other options.

I was trying not to play her a lot. I thought we were in pretty good shape at 12-4. I read more

I was trying not to play her a lot. I thought we were in pretty good shape at 12-4. I didn't realize that was the highlight of the first half.

Quirky is sexy, like scars or chipped teeth. I also like tattoos - they're rebellious.

Quirky is sexy, like scars or chipped teeth. I also like tattoos - they're rebellious.

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the read more

[The trains were never forgotten, but the extent of their influence only came to light with the arrival of the internet and the subsequent flowering of genealogical research. This obsession with roots will be felt especially keenly by foundlings, who often have no way of exploring their family histories.] I notice that genealogical sites now have warnings on them saying people should be ready for little surprises, ... They're not all going to find themselves descended from King Henry VIII or Richard Cur de Lion or Wellington. This is rather strange because it was pretty taken for granted a few generations ago that families had all kinds of little moments where things had gone not according to the book. It was just one of those things. You tried to accommodate it. There was no social welfare. You just had to sort it out within villages, the families, the parish. Children went to the workhouse, but people knew about it. Nowadays, there's a kind of surprise that these cases were so commonplace.

We had come to know about their protest plan and had made arrangements in advance.

We had come to know about their protest plan and had made arrangements in advance.

a slap in the face to the County Commission and to all the people that you misinformed. ... Whoever decided read more

a slap in the face to the County Commission and to all the people that you misinformed. ... Whoever decided on that was absolutely out of line.

So as you can see it has constantly evolved.

So as you can see it has constantly evolved.

This girl is a rebel with a cause to challenge the mundane. She's Brigitte Bardot meets Pink. Her hair is read more

This girl is a rebel with a cause to challenge the mundane. She's Brigitte Bardot meets Pink. Her hair is high-maintenance, but when it's time to put it all together, it's a devil-may-care attitude to create the finished look. She's not satisfied with one style and likes to keep her court guessing.