If it wasn't spaghetti I'd certainly be surprised. Ocala is a pretty conservative town and people like things to be the same. I think if it was not a spaghetti supper everyone would wonder why.

As a child I couldn't believe how many people were there for this dinner. As an adult, as far back as I can remember the rolls are the best. My experience has always been I love the spaghetti, I love the salad but the rolls are the best.

A number of families who attended Eighth Street are back as parents and teachers now. It seems that it is very common amongst people coming home - Ashley and I are not unique in that regard. Our parents instilled in us a sense of connection when we were young. It's great to see our daughter go to our school and encounter that feeling of comfort and camaraderie, that feeling of home.

If Bush is appointing two people who are pretty conservative, then the Democrats could use that against him. Going with one at a time, is probably a better strategy for Bush.

We pretty much shot ourselves in the foot by losing to Central Florida. People were saying we were on the bubble before that. Now ... who knows where we are? I've been so fortunate my years here. I don't know what it feels like to be disappointed on that Sunday.

We're pretty much a bedroom community right now. People drive back down from jobs in Phoenix, into their driveway and park in their garage. It's like we have these isolation rooms.