a very solid water bottle.

He was just moving his front end, and his hind legs sort of moved shakily behind him, ... It was really cute.

He's the incredible expanding panda.

It is really important for these guys to get born in captivity, ... We learn a lot from our Chinese colleagues and we share our knowledge as well. So there's a really nice panda community. We all get together and help each other. We're all very committed to help save pandas.

He says it's gang warfare inside the Superdome. There's like 12 National Guard guys - not enough, ... They have water, but they are not eating because they don't want to have to use the bathroom, because it's so horrible.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.