I've Always Been An Optimist.

What Did Bush Do On 9/11? He Ran Away And Hid. Even Reagan Knew More About Leadership Than That, And He Was As Bad A Symbol Of America As I Can Think Of, Off-hand. But At Least He's Been In Enough Cowboy Movies To Know He Had To Come Out And Stand On Top Of The Rubble And Be Seen Shaking His Fist Or Something.

When You First Start Out, You Are Just Happy To Get A Job, Any Job. And As Time Goes On, Either You Move Forward Or Screech To A Halt.

But I'm Kind Of Comfortable With Getting Older Because It's Better Than The Other Option, Which Is Being Dead. So I'll Take Getting Older.

I Don't Believe In Happy Endings, But I Do Believe In Happy Travels, Because Ultimately, You Die At A Very Young Age, Or You Live Long Enough To Watch Your Friends Die. It's A Mean Thing, Life.

My Grandparents Back In Kentucky Owned A Tobacco Farm. So To Make Money In The Summer We Could Cut And Chop And Top And House And Strip The Tobacco.