Word: candyland
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...serendipity, to ease Richard back into some semblance of engagement with it. This is probably supposed to convey the idea that Richard is reaping the rewards of his brand-new attitude--if you're open to new experiences, they'll come to you--but it plays as one cloying Candyland coincidence after another. When he sees a woman crying in a supermarket--Richard only ever meets cute--he sits her down, listens to her problems, engages in witty repartee with her and thus rehydrates his dried-out emotional palette. Never mind that the main reason people respond to Richard seems...
...successful, and it continued for a time," says Jane's law partner and friend Jack McKay. "But when the opportunity came along to have not just one but two children, they took both babies without blinking." Roberts is a hands-on dad who plays a mean game of Candyland and enjoys trick-or-treat duty on Halloween. "We used to have hobbies," Jane tells colleagues, "but we do kids now." They are active at Church of the Little Flower, a Catholic congregation in a well-heeled section of Bethesda, Md. Jane's volunteer efforts help promote adoption and parenting resources...
...country's greatest mall, without a doubt, is the Mall of America in Minneapolis, Minn. It's a capitalistic biosphere, a place where, under one roof, a store called Candy Candy! does battle with not only Candyland and Candy Cravings but also Candy Is Dandy. Nearly 40% of the shoppers who visit its 4.2 million sq. ft. are tourists willing to travel hundreds of miles to pay tribute to a giant replica of the shopping centers they have in their hometowns. The Mall of America is the Disney World of shopping...
...stock options are passed around like punch, it's tough holding on to new hires, says Lorie Nevares, founder of StateScape, an online legislative and regulatory information service. Most people who come to work for StateScape are in their 20s. For them, Nevares says, "the job market is like Candyland." She adds, "They find out they can get big money somewhere else, and if a chance comes to jump, they're gone...