My Colorado daughter goes through life picking up "unadoptable" waifs and strays and by dint of much love and perserverance, converts them into KTBPO (kids to be proud of. The other day I sent them a CD of Burl Ives Children's Songs (mandatory listening for every growing child and mother) which has on it "Watch The Doughnut, Not The Hole."

After listening to it A.J. (nine year old boy) said "What does it mean 'watch the doughnut, not the hole'?" Adoptive brother Dusty (eleven years) said "Wel.l.l., A.J., it's kinda like that glass uh water thet mom's been talkin about. The one thet's either half full, or half empty."

Spud