Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.

Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted.

Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.

They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days.