Word: cannot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Football is such a developmental sport thatconditioning is everything," he says, "Without it,you simply cannot compete. Our conditioningprogram is comprehensive: It tries to improvestrength, speed, agility, power and flexibility.That program may involve gaining or losingweight...
...myself as a native Southern Californian, eyebrows rise, nostrils flare and coy smiles show. But I have become accustomed to this reaction, especially as it becomes clearer and clearer that most people simply consider the West Coast a haven for "snow bunnies" and for types of foliage that just cannot be cultivated in colder climates. I smile and tell them to give California a second chance...
...East Coasters have already been well weathered. Those from Massachusetts, New York and Minnesota know what to expect. Their blood has been thickening since their first snow storm. And like the booster shots given at such an early age you can't remember the pain of prodding needles, they cannot even remember the painful experience. I, on the other hand, with my thin blood and unfamiliarity with this "layering" of clothes idea, am more than mature enough to remember whatever pain and nuisance I am soon to experience...
...which points to a paradox. Home schooling can provide a broadly accepted, large-scale alternative to the public schools, or it can provide a true sanctuary from the wider culture. But it cannot do both, because the more attractive the movement becomes to children in the public schools, the more it will start to resemble them. Warehouse No. 2 may look like evidence that home schooling is eclipsing public education in the city of Wichita. Then again, it could be the other way around...
Picture this. Waiting for my TIME, I eagerly open my mailbox. I run into the house flipping pages as I go. Then the picture of Oprah, scarred from lashings, slaps me upside the head in "Oprah's Summer Dream." I throw it to the floor. I cannot go there. Not with this woman--not my beloved Oprah. I must. I force myself to look at Oprah's scars. I thought I understood. In Roots, I cried with Kizzy and adored Chicken George. But this is different. This is someone I really know. My soul knows her well...