First, an idea for a Mother’s Day column. As I was out running errands, hearing moms dispense “advice,” I occurred to me that would be a fun column. Don’t ask moms for advice, just eavesdrop. Among the gems today: “No, you shouldn’t wear red to a wedding. You don’t want to look like a whore.” [...]

In a story about Ford: “You can cut costs as long as you want to but at some point you’re going to end up looking like Nicole Richie and it’s not going to be a pretty picture. You have to start building revenue.” There’s an interesting push (and by push, I mean there are three) [...]