It's Not Mere Extremism That Makes Folks

When It Comes To Raising Civilized Kids There Are No Hard Rules, But There Are Two Things On Which Most Parents Agree: Boys Are Generally Wilder Than Girls, And Adolescents Are Wilder Than Kids Of Any Other Age. If You've Got An Adolescent Boy, You're In The Sweet Spot For Trouble.

Your Parents Leave You Too Soon And Your Kids And Spouse Come Along Late, But Your Siblings Know You When You Are In Your Most Inchoate Form.

Spare A Thought For The Poor Introverts Among Us. In A World Of Party Animals And Glad-handers, They're The Ones Who Stand By The Punch Bowl. In A World Of Mixers And Pub Crawls, They Prefer To Stay Home With A Book. Everywhere Around Them, Cell Phones Ring And E-mails Chime And They Just Want A Little Quiet.

A Jellyfish Is Little More Than A Pulsating Bell, A Tassel Of Trailing Tentacles And A Single Digestive Opening Through Which It Both Eats And Excretes - As Regrettable An Example Of Economy Of Design As Ever Was.

Everybody Loves To Spend Money At Least Some Of The Time - Because Everybody Loves The Stuff You Can Buy With It. The Key To The Pleasure Level Of Any Transaction Is The Balance Between The Pain Of The Payment And The Reward Of The Purchased Object.