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...Much of the jokes get their humor from this kind of existential shaggy dog structure. Quimby the mouse eats breakfast, takes a nap, rushes to the video store before it closes, chooses movies he's seen before but knows he likes and, in a jump of fifty years, lies on his deathbed in an empty hospital room. Or else, in a series of gags titled Tales of Tomorrow, an overfed man-child makes instant purchases on his view screen and schlurps product through a tube in the wall. A trip to the moon results in his doing more...
Tokyo has long been one of the world's most expensive cities, especially for business travelers, who regale colleagues back home with tales of the $38 room-service breakfast. But for locals and savvy expats, many of the best things in the Japanese capital are, if not free, surprisingly cheap...
Just this once, try fish for breakfast. Ask for the $17 sushi set at Sushi Dai, one of the many seafood eateries at the outdoor market adjacent to Tsukiji. Or try any place with a crowd or a line. Tokyo residents pride themselves on knowing good food--they shocked the folks at Zagat's with the harshness of their survey responses--so they'll queue for the best stuff...
...couldn't make it to my older sister's high school graduation because he had to be overseas." Though father and daughter wound up living just four blocks apart, for years Molly couldn't bring herself to reach out. Soon after Sept. 11, however, they began meeting for breakfast every Tuesday. She knows the healing is going to take a long time. "Sept. 11 happened; and though many, many precious lives were lost that day, I have no doubt many lives were saved as well," she says. "It's emotionally draining, but it's worth it," she says...
...split with his wife after he came out as a homosexual. They share custody of Andrew, 16, but Peterson's house is home base. Peterson takes pleasure in "the simple stuff of life. Just being there. Making sure that on Saturdays and Sundays we have hot cinnamon rolls for breakfast." As manager of Andrew's ice-hockey team, Peterson also invited the whole team to see In and Out, the Kevin Kline film about a gay teacher...