I've never seen anything like this before. But we've also seen nothing like Katrina before when an entire city was wiped off the map.

Being somebody who's been a tax lawyer for over 30 years, I find the AMT to be almost inscrutable.

Normally, we tell our clients to plan for the worst case and hope for the best. This one's kind of tricky.

We teach them to read in kindergarten, which makes a difference.

We didn't have any champagne to toast each other. But we did have some Diet Cokes up there. We lifted the Diet Cokes.

I don't drink much anymore, but when I traveled with Frank Sinatra, God rest his soul, I used to drink like I could do it. He made it a test. In Vegas, the Rat Pack, which I was a little part of, drank all night and slept most of the day. Then, about 5 o'clock, we'd meet in the hotel steam room, lock the door, and steam our brains out.