I Think Of Myself As Something Of

We're Fascinated By Animals Because It's Almost Like Having Martians Living Among Us. We Can See Some Familiarity In Them, But They're Entirely Different Creatures.

I Don't Turn To Greeting Cards For Wisdom And Advice, But They Are A Fine Reflection Of The General Drift Of The Culture.

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.

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

I Remember Three- And Four-week-long Snow Days, And Drifts So Deep A Small Child, Namely Me, Could Get Lost In Them. No Such Winter Exists In The Record, But That's How Ohio Winters Seemed To Me When I Was Little - Silent, Silver, Endless, And Dreamy.