It's Hard To Argue Against Cynics -

On A Personal Note: I Have Contracted An Outstanding Case Of Breast Cancer, From Which I Intend To Recover. I Don't Need Get-well Cards, But I Would Like The Beloved Women Readers To Do Something For Me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.

In The First Place, Any Group Of Folks Willing To Make Asses Of Themselves In Pursuit Of A Good Time Should Be Commended And Encouraged: The Spirit Of Human Frolic Needs All The Help It Can Get.

I Think Of Texas As The Laboratory For Bad Government.

I Often Plagiarize From Myself. I Like To Think Of This As Ecological Journalism: I Recycle.

There Are Two Kinds Of Humor. One Kind That Makes Us Chuckle About Our Foibles And Our Shared Humanity -- Like What Garrison Keillor Does. The Other Kind Holds People Up To Public Contempt And Ridicule -- That's What I Do. Satire Is Traditionally The Weapon Of The Powerless Against The Powerful. I Only Aim At The Powerful. When Satire Is Aimed At The Powerless, It Is Not Only Cruel -- It's Vulgar.