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Since my last birthday was the big 7-0, I decided to take the memory test. I was doing great and rattled off my last three mayors: Rudy Giuliani, David Dinkins and Ed Koch. However, I'd forgotten one big thing: I moved to Bucks County, Pa., 14 years ago. I never lose my car keys but always misplace my glasses, which I need when I drive. What category do the experts put me in? ESTELLE AUSTIN Newtown...
A.C.L.U. Court nixes football prayer. Next? Changing "Christmas" to "That Guy's Birthday...
...place. A student who shows up with dirty clothes will get new ones. There's a medical clinic on campus. And nearly every kid takes home a box of food each month along with toothpaste, shampoo, socks and underwear--all donated by Phoenix residents. Once a month, Pappas holds birthday parties replete with clowns, cake and a closetful of new toys from which honorees can pick a doll or racing...
...During the year, being an "international student" also brings other inconveniences. The time difference means my parents and I have to coordinate in advance when I'm calling home. During move out every year, I cannot drive or even ship home what I cannot fit into summer storage. Birthday and holiday cards and presents to home have to be prepared and mailed out at least a week in advance. These and other inconveniences of living far away from home will train you to grumble at your friends from New York who complain of homesickness...
...realize that as a Yank I may not be in the best position to offer you birthday counsel, but, as you may have gathered, Americans will heap advice on pretty much anyone who'll listen. And since this is a free country (perhaps you've heard the rumors), I thought I'd take this opportunity to offer up a few sage words to the man who would be the monarch of a washed-up, erstwhile "Empire...