My seed continues to comfort me with a patience that only a few understand. I reminisce on my father's wisdom, not fully understood until now: "Son, our trees must be strong, with roots locking our foundation securely in love, and we must provide not only home for fowl but a place of respite to the weary. It is in your shade that your children will find their seeds, and they will climb your sturdy branches and tell you secrets in a time you will never visit.Oddly, the 49ers seem cursed to endure long delays in primetime games. Unlike the Super Bowl delay in February or the Candlestick "Monday Night Football" delay in 2011, Sunday's wasn't the result of a power failure, but because of lightning storms. The game was stopped late in the first quarter and resumed an hour later..

A: Yes, but S sees the agreement as falling short of what's necessary to fix the nation's finances. The spending cuts Democrats and Republicans agreed on were relatively modest. More dif