If You Want Understanding Try Giving Some.

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.

You Have To Come Up In The World Before It's Worthwhile For Those Worth Less To Put You Down.

If You're Looking For Perfection, Look In The Mirror. If You Find It There, Expect It Elsewhere.

For Some Of Us It Seems Like Yesterday When Ike Was In The White House, The U.s. Senate Censured Joe Mccarthy, And The Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled That Racial Segregation In Public School Was Unconstitutional.

One Of The Ceaseless Wonders Of The World: The Power Of A Smile.