Quote of the Day, Dave Barry Has The Coolest Oprah Stories edition.

This aside by Dave Barry reminds me of simpler times.

My sewing incompetence is so extreme that it was once noticed by Oprah Winfrey.

I am not making this up. Back in the 1990s, I was in Chicago to promote a book on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and as is required by federal law for male authors on book tour, I wore a navy blue sport jacket. The morning of the show, one of the buttons fell off, and I attempted to sew it back on myself, using a sewing kit that was in my hotel room. By stabbing my finger repeatedly and using approximately 200 yards of thread, I was able to create a large complex thread snarl around the button without really attaching it.

When I got to the TV studio, Oprah saw this thing dangling from my jacket — it looked like the button was being attacked by some kind of mutant insect — and asked me about it. When I explained the situation, she called for a needle and thread and told me to hand over my jacket. Then, in front of a live studio audience, she sewed the button on, efficiently and firmly. Oprah is a person of many talents.

Via Instapundit.