I keep a daily calendar on my desk at home so I can check the date for my journal and blog. In past years I have had Jeopardy and Peanuts calendars, but this year I have a Chinese language calendar, so each day I can learn a new Chinese word or phrase. Zao(3) chen(2) hao(3)!

A bit of advice: Don’t let your friends discover how neurotic you really are; it’s a good way to discourage their friendship with you.

Is it my imagination, or do people who are power-crazy tend to rise to supervisory positions moreso than people who are actually qualified?

For thirty years I felt cheated because I did not have sufficient talent to have been a full-time writer; this past year has finally convinced me that I am truly lucky being untalented since I would not have had the Math Lab otherwise.

Why do male teachers now have baby showers at school when I never had any when my sons were born twenty years ago? Cheated again!!!

The choice for president in the next election is actually becoming interesting: choice #1: experience and leadership but an admitted warmonger; choice #2: experience but questionable leadership; choice #3: leadership but questionable experience.