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...seeks sensuous, not sensual, pleasures: cracking the shell of a creme brulee, skipping stones in the local canal. Her life changes on Aug. 31, 1997, with the news of Princess Diana's death. In surprise she drops a perfume stopper, which rolls toward the wall; behind a loose brick she discovers something else, a boy's prized chest of trinkets, 40 years old. She resolves to find out who the owner is. She gets the box to him and, when she catches the transfiguring glow on his face, decides to make a career of doing good...
...breaking news on saltlake2002.com is that Kleenex has been named Official Facial Tissue Supplier for the Winter Games. Also, "It's not too late for you to order your Official Olympic Legacy Brick." The happy chat belies a serious attack of pre-Games jitters. The Salt Lake Teachers Association wants all schools closed to keep out terrorists. Fearful callers are swamping talk-radio shows to voice bio-chemical scenarios. And even Mayor Rocky Anderson acknowledges that since Sept. 11, "more people are going to take vacations out of state" during the Games...
...turtleneck hustles down the sidewalk wrapped in a dark overcoat, hauling a bag from Crate & Barrel and a canvas sack filled with pamphlets. The wind whips along Inman Street on a chilly morning as he nears a cheery group of Cantabrigians parked in front of a large red-brick building...
...story co-op building was originally an American Express Shipping Warehouse, erected by McKim, Mead and White in 1890. Atop it - the crown on this regal brick building - is a roof garden, planted and maintained by one Mary Corliss (to whom I?ve been married for 32 years, but who still looks so young and lovely that someone meeting her recently said she thought Mary was my ?trophy wife?). From Memorial Day to Veterans? Day, for an hour or so each morning and for hours more on weekends, Mary nurses, nurtures and sings show tunes to flowers and trees...
WRECKING BALL Portable tools that ram through brick or metal walls, with minimal other damage...