When You Don't Want Something Enough To

Trying To Impress Others Does - Usually In Quite The Opposite Way.

An Inadequate Chief Executive Officer's Time At The Top Is Always Too Long No Matter How Short.

It's Much More Profitable To Sell Investing Advice Than To Follow It.

A Hug's A Happy Thing While A Shrug's So Often Destructive.

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.