If there is one thing I can say for the Bush Administration, it's that it has trained me to practice, daily, the skill of quietly counting and deeply appreciating my blessings, to relish whatever good in the world I can see. I knew this was a habit to live by...

So many of us wondered what made Amy Sutherland's recent New York Times piece "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage" one of the most emailed articles of all time. The piece was insightful, sure, but the most emailed of all...