I'm sad today at the news of Ann Richards' death. I saw her speak in Dallas about 10 years ago and then again earlier this year at UNT. She was by far one of the best speakers I've ever seen. She was an incredible, dynamic woman who will be missed.

And now with all of her quotes flying around, I realize that I had unknowingly ripped her off the other day when I said, "When I die, I don't really want people to say, 'Her house was really clean.'" I had thought that I was ripping off Erma Bombeck...