After 9/11, the hotel market stumbled badly and financing was absolutely nonexistent. I think at that time we would have preferred to delete the hotel altogether.

Many families also add optional items such as sex offender registry checks as well as DMV checks.

You just get used to it over time is all I can say. It used to be like a slap in the face. Now I can talk about it.

When you think about . . . going into another country for the first time, it's a little daunting, ... I contacted the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, and it was somewhat helpful, but they referred me to Baja Bush Pilots, and the information I got from them was far more helpful.

These seminar leaders never talk about how much of your personal time it takes. They don't talk about the sweat equity.

It's time we deal with this issue. The status quo is no longer an option for us all — the courts have assured us of that. The proposal you have put forward is a good one. ... This proposal reaches across the aisle, I think, and provides something for everybody to wrap their arms around.