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After managing to get seated, the next challenge is sniffing out some food. Alas, the line continues forever and the brief glimpses of the serving stations suggest that not much will be left upon reaching the head of the line. But after praying to the Lord for sustenance, He provides—or so it seems. A ministering angel appears from the back of the dining hall and directs hungry patrons downstairs to a second buffet line, where, apparently, they can find the food they seek. Gospel brunchers, beware—He led us into temptation. For the first floor...
Undies? Definitely not tighty-whities. I’d have to go with the boxer brief, not the full boxer; he needs a little bit more control...
...never be converted to apathy regarding the military. In the combined branches of the United States military forces I have found my “militant muse” (to plagiarize William Dean Howells’ castigation of Kipling’s fascination with war). Here forth lies a brief chronology of my ever-increasing infatuation with the adherents of “Duty, Honor, Country” (Lesson One: this triumvirate of words happens to be the West Point motto...
...despite such warnings, the Administration last week began to retreat from its brief flirtation with full engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In his remarks Saturday, Bush lined up behind Sharon and effectively equated the Israeli fight against terror with America's war against al-Qaeda. Washington's refusal to speak out against Sharon's moves suggested that hard-liners like Cheney, who on past occasions have argued that the U.S. should give Sharon a free hand to take care of Israel's terrorism problem, have taken back control over the Administration's Middle East policy...
...this is the man who, twenty years ago, invented the “scratch.” Grandwizzard Theodore delivered a classic, well-rounded set, working the crowd and getting the fans to sing him “Happy Birthday.” He also treated them to a brief hip hop history lesson emphasizing the importance of the DJ as the first element of hip hop, in conjunction with the MCs, graffiti artists and break dancers...