She was emotional and so were we. But she held her composure and told her story.

Spontaneously, we decided to help her, which was outside the scope of what we normally do. We give scholarships or help people who had a fire, or need an operation. And we kind of stuck with her.

We had the fire chief the other day.

The father and Ms. Ventura has indicated no one else know about it, so the pressure on that young girl had to be immeasurable.

The Italians and Spanish, the Chinese and Vietnamese see food as part of a larger, more essential and pleasurable part of daily life. Not as an experience to be collected or bragged about - or as a ritual like filling up a car - but as something else that gives pleasure, like sex or music, or a good nap in the afternoon.

This was amazing! This was more than I ever imagined the Opening Ceremonies to be. It's greater than portrayed on television.