Just as the would-be debutante will fret and fuss over every detail till all is perfect, so will the fastidious feline patiently toil until every whiskertip is in place.

The condition of inebriation is very nearly a universal experience and the words come from all our societal venues-the fraternity house, debutante ball, literary luncheon, longshoreman's bar, the Wild West.

Madame Olga began muttering something under her breath in gypsy to the effect of "Fucking debutantes, they do not understand the sacredness of the moment." But everyone in the room just thought this was part of her gypsy spirit chant.

I shall always equate a spontaneous song with a complete moment of happiness...

It was very difficult. I knew I had to box out every shot and rebound, but they were just really big.

We just work really well as a team. No one cares about their point totals. If there's an open person, we're going to pass it to them. We're all about that and stopping the other team.