The many recent news articles about the latest foiled terrorist plots have prompted me to once again confront what I really hate thinking about -- terrorist attacks.

Who can resist giving a pregnant woman advice? No woman I know who has gone through it herself. I certainly can't. In fact, I was sharing my advice just yesterday with a friend's daughter-in-law, who told me she thought I should write a pregnancy book. Well, I don't have that many pointers, but those that I do share are apparently uncommon. These tips were tremendously helpful to me and have become helpful to countless others.

"How did you meet your spouse" is my favorite break-the-ice question with people who I know are married. In my experience, no one ever has a boring story. Even stories that start dull become lively when you give people the opportunity to share. Real-life examples...