Desiree is a tremendous player and we thought we could at least contain her and we obviously didn't do that in the second quarter.

The essay portion is not used. It is not even given a thought. We can't use it because we have no data to compare it with previously.

When we needed to find a hippie bookstore that sold secondhand books, I thought of Abandoned Planet (518 Valencia St.), which is right across the street from where I used to live, ... When I was a starving writer-director-actor, I'd go to the Muddy Waters Cafe (521 Valencia St.) every day, buy a $3.50 burrito and eat half for lunch, half for dinner.

The vast sage desert undulates with almost imperceptible tides like the oceans.

The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.

They're role players, but very solid contributors. They have really reached out and embraced the young kids. That was an important step for us. They've accepted their roles and showed maturity and leadership.