Luck is a part of life. You want luck on your side. Luck doesn't come out of the blue. You create it. You use things to your advantage. You empower the world around you. The more you give, the more luck you get.

I went to hear John Ashcroft, our former Attorney General, speak last night. Actually, I went to protest. (Some things you just can't get out of your system). What a fiasco. With leadership like this, no wonder we're ass deep in alligators.To say he was awful would be a vast understatement. All he could talk about was 9/11, and how he and Bush did such a great job in response, saving us from the evil terrorists. Along the way, he justifies the use of torture. We can do such things in the name of liberty and democracy. The speech rambled on for an hour, during which time he made absolutely no points, short of demonstrating the awfulness of our leadership in Washington. I heard he made $10,000 for his effort. That would be $9,858 more than it was worth.

"IF YOU DON'T FIND GOD IN THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET, IT IS A WASTE OF TIME LOOKING FOR HIM FURTHER." Gandhi

* If you were alive in the sixties, but can only vaguely remember it, you probably were.
* If your clothes never match, guess what?
* When your kids ask who those strange looking folks are in some of your picture keepsakes, admit it.
* Marijuana is an herb, you're almost sure of it.
* Sex, love, and rock & roll is not our national motto, but you're pretty sure it once was.
* You know the lyrics to every song in the 60's and 70's, including "Louise, Louise." Welcome to hippiedom.
* If you get scared taking a shower, or going to the barber, or want to snort like a pig every time you see a cop, you were obviously once a hippie. Like they say, "Once a hippie, always a hippie."
* And oh, those hippie girls.

* Getting up in the morning in spite of it all.
* Thinking life will be better after you die.
* Buying a car.
* Voting.
* Giving birth.
* Going to the hospital.
* Looking in a mirror.
* It takes an act of faith to stand up and say "This ain't right" when everyone else jumps on the bandwagon.
* A leap of faith takes nerves of steel and about half a brain.