We like playing on the road when everyone is against you. It makes you feel good, when you win, to read more

We like playing on the road when everyone is against you. It makes you feel good, when you win, to see all those hurt faces in the crowd.

He's a strong, good-sized kid. He doesn't come down easily. But we don't give him the ball a lot inside read more

He's a strong, good-sized kid. He doesn't come down easily. But we don't give him the ball a lot inside for 2-3 yard dive plays. We prefer giving him the ball off-tackle where he can get into the open field. Once he's in the clear, he's a vapor trail. He's gone. I don't remember seeing anybody who has caught him from behind.

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his read more

I had a late supper one evening with Frank and Treat Williams... Treat took us for a trip in his plane around the Manhattan skyline, an incredible, somehow touching sight. I wonder why?... We passed so close to the World Trade Center buildings that we could see the diners innocently enjoying themselves in the restaurant. In the late-20th century, it's impossible not to see the whole great heart of the city as vulnerable, exposed to attack.

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning.

Pitchers today are only expected to pitch into the sixth inning.

Simple questions they often ask a policeman is how to get somewhere, directional things. That is what the bulk of read more

Simple questions they often ask a policeman is how to get somewhere, directional things. That is what the bulk of policemen on the beat get asked. There is a mapping system in there. Basic information in terms of support that the policemen give in terms of victim support or any common areas that they might want to go into a police station for.

We all depend on Sophie to shoot the ball and score. But I wanted the ball. I was feeling it.

We all depend on Sophie to shoot the ball and score. But I wanted the ball. I was feeling it.

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, read more

I had no idea where these kids at a small private college in the San Fernando Valley were coming from, why they were coming to hear me, or what they needed to know.

Solid waste ordinances say put bulky items in the alley and we'll come pick it up. We say if you read more

Solid waste ordinances say put bulky items in the alley and we'll come pick it up. We say if you put bulky items in the alley, you'll get a letter and a citation.

Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick.

Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick.