Word: breads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...words but the physical shape and flow of thought. Some writers do not like to see so much of themselves on the page and prefer to objectify the words through a writing machine. Toad for a moment accused himself of sentimentalizing handwriting, as if it were home-baked bread or hand-cranked ice cream. He accused himself of erecting a cathedral of enthusiasm around his handicap...
...punishment cells, where all books were forbidden. While there he had no opportunity to lie down during the day, and at night a wood-and-metal board was put in his cell for sleeping. "Of course, there are no blankets and no warm clothes," he says. The menu: black bread one day, followed by a day of "very poor" hot food. "This went on for 30 and sometimes 40 consecutive days." While in isolation, he found chess a distraction. "I spent a lot of time analyzing chess positions. Of course, I can play the game in my head without...
...many consumers, buying flowers is no more of an extravagance than buying a loaf of bread. John Culbreth, who works in Atlanta's bureau of recreation, picks up some fresh-cut varieties while he does his shopping at the DeKalb County farmers' market. Says he: "I don't know the names of what I'm buying. I just know how they look." People are buying flowers to decorate their homes, brighten up their offices or cheer up pals. Michael Goldberg, a Chicago financial analyst, sent flowers to a college friend who had failed a test...
Another friend talks: Freshman year in high school, I decided to start losing weight. I wanted to have the best rear end in school. People were always talking about the grapefruit diet, the Beverly Hills diet, the water and bread diet; smoking and drinking coffee so they wouldn't want...
...last week Venezuela announced that it was cutting some oil prices by $3 per bbl. Venezuela began imposing austerity measures in 1984, and these have led to an unemployment rate of 13.3%. The current administration has risked a public backlash by hiking the prices of such basic commodities as bread, milk and gasoline...