First You Get The Sugar, Then You

My Father Was A Really Sharp Cartoonist And Filmmaker. He Used To Tape-record The Family Surreptitiously, Either While We Were Driving Around Or At Dinner, And In 1963 He And I Made Up A Story About A Brother And A Sister, Lisa And Matt, Having An Adventure Out In The Woods With Animals.

'the Simpsons' From The Very Beginning Was Based On Our Memories Of Brash '60s Sitcoms - You Had A Main Title Theme That Was Bombastic And Grabbed Your Attention - And When You Look At Tv Shows Of The 1970s And '80s, Things Got Very Mild And Toned Down And... Obsequious.

Public Transportation Is For Jerks And Lesbians.

Living Creatively Is Really Important To Maintain Throughout Your Life. And Living Creatively Doesn't Mean Only Artistic Creativity, Although That's Part Of It. It Means Being Yourself, Not Just Complying With The Wishes Of Other People.

Here's To Alcohol: The Cause Of, And Answer To, All Of Life's Problems.