Word: aroma
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...When I arrived at "The Living Room," not only was I greeted with the pleasant aroma of coffee and shortbread, along with the sounds of an Italian concerto, but host for the day Frank DiMaria personally introduced himself and invited me to make myself comfortable. As I browsed through his art objects-books on Egyptian philosophy, sheet music by Maurice Chevalier, cheap miniature sphinxes-I overheard the conversations of other patrons as they indeed discussed their ideas about the art they had seen that day. Far from the imposing gallery room in which novice visitors muffle their comments for fear...
...going to talk about sex.) Consider hiking. True, you could don your head-mounted display and get on your treadmill while a friend did the same in another city. If you wanted a whiff of pine or cedar, you could crank up the computer-controlled aroma synthesizer that the company DigiScents has said it will market. Not too tempting, right...
There's nothing quite as charming as the 32nd aisle of an MD-80. I've often wondered whether it stems from the lack of a window, the intimate proximity to the engines or the savory aroma that wafts out the nearby lavatory, but as I descend into Logan after a fetid and sightless flight from San Francisco, I am reminded that its greatest charm is not any of these. No, the drops of water falling into my magazine remind me that its charm lies in the air conditioning that graciously drips all over passengers in the 32nd aisle...
...step into the aisle once again and turn to face my seat, just steps away. Meal time, it would appear, has arrived at the head of the airplane. There are no stewardesses on this side of the curtain, yet the aroma of distinctly pristine food has wafted back to the 32nd aisle. Luckily, the curtain doesn't allow me to verify this suspicion, and adds another element of mystery to the world beyond its border. And despite its resounding message, nobody complains, and the airlines continue to keep us in our kennels because we couldn't afford...
...aroma of coffee and doughnuts filled the air yesterday as a new Dunkin' Donuts location opened for business in the Harvard Square T stop...