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Word: basks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Evenings were my favorite time of day. One night after the village was asleep, the soldiers took me outside for exercise and let me bask in the cool evening air. Sitting on a chair they had provided, I watched as some of the Vietnamese taught the Khmers how to crawl quietly through the grass, dragging their rifles behind them. Then the soldiers invited me to show them how Americans crawl. I got down on all fours and promptly split the seat of my pants, and the evening solitude dissolved in laughter. But the humor was short-lived. In the southern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Report from a Captured Correspondent | 9/7/1970 | See Source »

...teach you how to live! We're going to get the toxins out of your system, burn off the fat and redistribute the muscle factor. It's gorgeous!" BUTT KICKING. First on your Personalized Toning-Up Program is a spin in the Roman pool. As you bask in the hot, healing waters, a gentleman technician offers cups of dietetic lemonade. Your poolmate, a balding man in his 50s, introduces himself. La Costa tones up such famous figures as Rod Steiger, Ambassador John Lodge, NBC President Julian Goodman. Gore Vidal, Kirk Douglas, Senator Jacob Javits, Sandy Koufax, President Gustavo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: In Search of the New You | 3/2/1970 | See Source »

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