The one thing what makes St. Louis what it is are the fans and the people. Not only do you hear it from hockey players, but you hear it from baseball players - it's a great place to play sports. With very sincere fans ... all they ask for is an honest effort. To give them what you've got. And you can be visible in St. Louis and people are very appreciative. All they do is wish you the best.

The only downside I can see is that we can't prepay until 2014, rather than 2010.

The only thing I do wish right now is that it wasn't an issue of...a gun in the school. More that a kid took his own life, and why did that happen?

The point I've always made is that I'm writing for a general audience, rather than just for an audience of academics or fellow historians.

The point of entry for the Starbucks experience has been much more a social experience (in China) rather than competition between coffee and tea,