Word: biked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Secretary of State is that of Dean Acheson, Cyrus Vance, James Baker -- a suave Wasp lawyer, slender and urbane, who probably rowed at Yale or Princeton. But Lawrence Eagleburger, the new Acting Secretary, looks like the Michelin man with a cane. He once had an exercise bike fitted with a special rack so he could read diplomatic cables; it stood unused so long it was finally removed, and now he's ballooned to more than 250 lbs. He's had a knee-replacement operation, takes steroids for a muscle disorder, and has been spotted with a cigarette in one hand...
...self-described writer whose role seems limited to one line about needing psychiatric assistance. She lives with fellow Radcliffe alum Margaret Gaminsky, a psychology researcher who work with chimpanzees. When they decide to renovate their apartment, the two women hire Mutt Vespucci (Chris Wilder), a crude, unpretentious handy-person, bike messenger and bouncer who delves into a tortuous love-hate relationship with Margaret...
...homeless man, asked the group for assistance. Benefit has been arrested twice in the Harvard Square area for begging. After his first arrest in March, Wunsch said she got two or three calls from Harvard students who supported Benefit. One student said that the homeless man had repaired her bike, Wunsch said...
Another source of problems have been with bike riders. Nearly every rollerblader has some story to tell about antagonistic bicyclists. Many skaters say that the cyclists resent them for increasing their numbers so greatly and so quickly...
When you're ready to shed your black turtleneck and emerge from the smoky cafe underworld, the Charles River offers more health-conscious activities. You can run, bike, skateboard, rollerblade or just lounge on its fabled banks...