Word: amish
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...meant that after the associated costs of commuting I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move somewhere that has public transportation. I suppose that those who choose to stay in Big Sky country, like Kirn, could follow the example of the Amish and trade their gas-guzzling pickup for an oat-powered team of horses and a buckboard. Forward to the 19th century! Martin Dodge Trego, Montana...
...tortured frustration without being able to keep pace with an older woman. This relationship and Dave’s reaction to it, pose the pertinent modern question: do men need to serve as the providers in order to feel relationship fulfillment? Not to sound like an Amish prude, but Rafi and Dave’s sex life takes up too much screen time. While Thurman and Greenberg do have fabulous on-screen chemistry, watching their sexcapades all the flipping time gets old really quickly. Most of Rafi and Dave’s relationship screen time is spent having sex, walking...
...would have meant that, after the associated costs of commuting, I'd be earning only $2 an hour. That spurred my decision to move to a place that has public transportation. If you want to stay in Big Sky country, you might follow the example of the Amish: trade your gas-guzzling pickup for oat-powered horses and a buckboard. Forward to the 19th century...
...Amish are even finding themselves at the forefront of science. A genetic-disease research project at the University of Maryland is focusing on the Amish, since they keep detailed family records that go back generations. And though the Amish tend to be suspicious of psychology, a new mental-health facility just opened outside Lancaster. It's decorated in traditional Amish style to make patients feel comfortable, and so that when they role-play, they can do it with a real butter churn...
...couldn't help feeling depressed by all this new stuff the Amish are doing. Not just because yet again a little bit of reporting had ruined a simple, elegant joke, but because if the Amish can't stay the same, what hope is there for the rest of us? How can we have any expectations of being able to predict and control our careers, our marriages, our beliefs? It makes me realize the appeal of throwing away my razor, putting on 28 layers of clothes and never sipping Coke again. As long as I can keep my cellie...