Word: cards
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More seriously, this shortcut society is changing the way the family functions. Nowhere is the course of the rat race more arduous, for example, than around the kitchen table. Hallmark, that unerring almanac of American mores, now markets greeting cards for parents to tuck under the Cheerios in the morning ("Have a super day at school," chirps one card) or under the pillow at night ("I wish I were there to tuck you in"). Even parents who like their jobs and love their kids find that the pressure to do justice to both becomes almost unbearable. "As a society," warns...
...local voters are expected to approve a law allowing blackjack, poker and slot machines in the town. According to Mayor Tom Blair, all proceeds from the gambling, which could amount to as much as $600,000 annually, will be used to restore Deadwood's historic buildings. With bets on card games limited to $5, players should be able to enjoy a game without having to watch their backs...
Bush is genuinely fascinated by Soviet affairs. He has frequently held private weekend seminars with experts on the subject, and he chose card- carrying Kremlinologists for the top two jobs on the National Security Council staff. One of the first documents Bush signed as President was an order to the Executive Branch to reassess relations and recommend a strategy that looks ahead to the next century. The review is supposed to be an American answer to Gorbachev's "new thinking." Yet to meet that challenge, the study may have to work its way free of attitudes and assumptions that could...
Mixing jokes with the stand-by "pick-a-card-any-card" trick and the old "remove the bra from the unsuspecting freshman," Karol spent two hours giving five-minute performances between tables. The Allentown, Penn., native promised but never delivered the "stick-your-finger-in-the-broom-handle-breaker" routine...
...power 10 was dedicated to Lightweight Coach Holly Metcalfe, who could not be in San Diego for the regatta because of back surgery. Metcalfe sent the rowers roses and a card before the race began...