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You May Never Learn The Names Of Any Of The People You Talk To In A Dog Park, Even After Many, Many Hours Spent There With Them, And Many Hours Of Conversation. But If - Knock On Wood - Anything Should Ever Happen To Your Dog, These Nameless Non-strangers Will Rally, Sympathize, Offer To Help, And Hold Your Hand. I Know This From Experience.

There Are Cultures That Believe Having Your Photograph Taken Steals Your Soul. I Don't Think There Is A Stolen Soul In A Picture, But Still - Why Is It So Hard To Throw Them Away?

Most Fourth Graders Can't Say Why Abraham Lincoln Is An Important Historical Figure? Wow. This Is Far More Distressing Than If The News Had Been That Fourth Graders Were Bad At Reciting Multiplication Tables, Because You Can, In Fact, Google That.

You Have To Simply Love Writing, And You Have To Remind Yourself Often That You Love It.

One Of My Favorite Activities As A Teen-ager Was To Watch Television Over The Phone With My Best Friend.