How did I know this? I could see his lips moving. At one point, he screwed up his courage and asked me what I did for a living. I closed my notes and took out a novel.

It is not proper to look over someone's shoulder to see what book they are reading or what they are typing. It's rude.

The most crucial time for building bone is before the age of 25, after which we start losing more bone than we make, so prevention at a young age is a key to slowing this trend.

The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans.

Courage is a heart word. The root of the word courage is cor - the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage meant "To speak one's mind by telling all one's heart." Over time, this definition has changed, and today, we typically associate courage with heroic and brave deeds. But in my opinion, this definition fails to recognize the inner strength and level of commitment required for us to actually speak honestly and openly about who we are and about our experiences -- good and bad. Speaking from our hearts is what I think of as "ordinary courage.

Sometimes the biggest act of courage is a small one.