I Made Friends With A Lot Of

It Was Cold Out There, Bitter, Biting, Cutting, Piercing, Hyperborean, Marmoreal Cold, And There Were All These Minnesotans Running Around Outdoors, Happy As Lambs In The Spring.

I Gained A Great Appreciation For What I Would Call The Collective Achievement Of The Country. I Began Thinking Of America As A Much More Just And Humane Place Than I Would Have Thought If I'd Been Covering The Civil Rights Struggle.

The Everyday Kindness Of The Back Roads More Than Makes Up For The Acts Of Greed In The Headlines.

Good Teachers Know How To Bring Out The Best In Students.

Look For Joy In Your Life; It's Not Always Easy To Find.