"I will, no doubt, be taken to task for for criticizing the work of children, but as any pathologist will agree, if there's a cancer, it's best to treat it as soon as possible.

If you happen to stand over 4 feet tall, the agony awaiting you at Sacred Heart Elementary began the moment you took your seat. These were mean little chairs, corralled into a "theater" haunted by the stench of industrial strength lasagna.

My question is not why they chosen to stage the production in a poorly disguised cafeteria, but why they chose to stage it at all."

David Sedaris on This American Life's A Very Sedaris Christmas

"After all, the wool from the black sheep is just as warm."

Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music

"There's no one quite like ewe."

birthday card from my mom

"Now, if you'll cooperate, I'd like to finish with you by tonight. I want to spend Christmas in Elmira with my family."

the bank examiner in It's a Wonderful Life

"Everybody is weird."

says a friend of mine.

"The storm could also affect senators, who are expected to meet on Saturday to continue work on health care legislation."

New York Times coverage of the 20.12.09 East Coast snowstorm

"Letztlich bricht Gott in unser Leben ein, wenn wir sterben. Dann kommt nicht das Nichts, sondern Gott. Das ist Advent."

says the new bishop of Essen in an interview.