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Nothing like two years of unremitting public contempt to throw a wet blanket on a party. The 36th convention of the Tailhook Association, the Navy and Marine Corps carrier pilots society, took place in San Diego last weekend, and it was a somewhat more low-key gathering than the bacchanalian riot that occurred the last time the organization met, two years ago in Las Vegas. Back then, the attendees sexually assaulted dozens of women, and their behavior resulted in 40 disciplinary actions, 11 court-martial investigations, the resignation of a Navy Secretary, the near firing of the Navy...
...better law would control a drinkingenvironment with restrictions," Jewett said. "I'mnot in favor of a blanket prohibition that ends at21...
...about cost and took the tape to my old, battered jambox--the old battered jambox sitting very close on my dresser to my favorite pair of jeans, which I've had since I was 14 and which have holes in the knees that must be constantly repaired. My baby blanket was lying on the floor next to the dresser...
...nevertheless, I refuse to abandon my jeans. Or my jambox. Or my MacWrite. Or my baby blanket (it's Pinksa...
...jeans have gone through competitive gymnastics, a year of inactivity and weight gain and the beginning of workouts with me. I slept with my blanket when I was a baby (although I only do so occasionally...