A territory cannot become a state or a nation unless Congress approves legislation and the president signs it.

Puerto Rico has two divergent paths forward. After a reasonable transition period, it could become a state. Or it can become a sovereign nation.

More or Less Love Poems #11:No babeWe'd neverSwing together butthe syncopationwould be something wild

For the curious reader

In today's life, Luxury is Time and Space.

Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven.

"Wait'll next year!" is the favorite cry of baseball fans football fans hockey fans and gardeners.

Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square.

What is it about maps? I could look at them all day, earnestly studying the names of towns and villages I have never heard of and will never visit.

You know that you are a teacher when you spend more money on school stuff than you do on your own children.

My talent lies in the expression of my life and creative power through light, colour and form. As a painter I can convey the essence of life.

And that's how it is in America. We look to our communities, our faiths, our families for our joy, our support, in good times and bad. It is both how we live our lives and why we live our lives.