Word: bags
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...keeps thinking the next one's actually going to be worth the eight bucks. I see ads on buses; I hear the buzz; I read blurbs promising the adventure of a lifetime. They do not tell you that part of the adventure will entail leaving the theater with a bag over your head...
...onto Centre Court. The talent and moxie it takes to advance through the quallies and into the semifinals were enough to make Stevenson a sensation. Then the question of her paternity arose and overshadowed even her powerful tennis game. And she became a symbol for a virtual grab bag of contemporary social issues, ranging from overbearing mothers to absentee fathers, from racial tolerance to sexual intolerance...
...been written for working moms. But what about fathers who want to balance responsibilities at the office with those at home? Business Dad: How Good Businessmen Can Make Great Fathers (and Vice Versa), by Tom Hirschfeld with Julie Hirschfeld (Little, Brown), attempts to reconcile the briefcase and the diaper bag. The book is sometimes too cute by half--thank goodness, there's no real degree known as a Master of Baby Administration--but Hirschfeld gives useful advice to the businessman who wants to make a difference in his children's life. "Companies get bought and sold," he counsels, "but family...
...Bag: To blow off or skip. I think I'll bag three sections and a paper to go shopping...
What to bring is up to you--or your kids, or a shaky consensus reached 10 minutes before you're supposed to leave. But here's how to bring it. Even if most of the family's gear is jumbled in communal suitcases, each child needs her own bag for toys, games, books and personal items. If you're flying, each family member also needs 24 hours' worth of clothing, toiletries and snacks in carry-on bags, in case the unthinkable happens. Yes, it's a lot to carry, but kids make excellent porters. Kyle McCarthy, editor of Family Travel...