In the context of what else is going on at BA, that (fine) is just (like) a rounding error.

It's not a bad booby prize.

You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.

I don't want to sound Pollyannish about this. I understand that poverty is never just poverty. It's often this collection of maladies, this compounded adversity. I'm not naive about the problem. But I think that stable, steady housing is one of the surest footholds we could have on the road to financial stability.

We're living proof that nice guys always finish last.

The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act.