I've never been part of the minority before, never have had to struggle to belong, so I figured I'd milk the experience for all it was worth. Don't they say adversity builds character?

However, human beings are funny; we always want what we don't have.

English is only a weak second language, so that the third language--which at the moment is getting the most play, since French is what I speak, read, and hear almost 24/7--is trying to take over the no. 2 spot.

Boredom, that traitorous devil that posseses us to do things sometimes useless, and often stupid.

Beauty is a matter of finding the right address.

One of the things you learn about being married is that being with someone day in and day out can make you so comfortable that you risk losing your tact.