This is so much about what's important about our world. There are children out there who just don't spend time outdoors.

I think children need to be aware how important it is to do their best and to take their time and to read very carefully.

This year, we have a number of the children of firefighters who died at the World Trade Center who are now college age. And there are still so many small children remaining.

Some react to it by protecting their children and providing cocoons around their children. And some want their children to grow up with a pretty good idea of what their parents are and what comes with being a celebrity.

There's a desire to protect children from the horrors of the world at the same time other children are being exposed to it. The more information kids have about things that are going on in the world, the better decisions they will make.

The snow itself is lonely or, if you prefer, self-sufficient. There is no other time when the whole world seems composed of one thing and one thing only.