A Lot Of Money Doesn't Make Anyone

Most Of Us Are Better When Things Go Better.

Being Right Half The Time Beats Being Half-right All The Time.

Speaking Of Birthdays, Our Firstborn [recently Turned 2]. As Parents Sometimes Fondly Do, We Reminisced A Bit About His Early Days On Earth-the Excitement, The Wonder, The Fears When We Brought Him Home. His Every Squeak Or Squawk We Were Sure Heralded Some Terrible Crisis; I Tested The Warmth Of Formulas From Dusk To Dawn, It Seemed. We Were So Germ-conscious My Wife Even Sterilized The Skin Of The Oranges Before Squeezing Them. How Firstborns Ever Survive Their Parents' Attentions Is Beyond Me. However, They Do, And He Did, And, In Spite Of Our Efforts, He Turned Out To Be Quite A Good Guy.

It Is Never Too Late To Learn.

When Young, You're Shocked By The Number Of People Who Turn Out To Have Feet Of Clay. Older, You're Surprised By The Number Of People Who Don't.