Word: coasting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ellis explained, it was then that the first giant squid washed ashore on the coast of Newfoundland and the mysterious animal took the biological world by storm...
Whenever I introduce 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...
...leaves crunch under my feet, I realize my first Bostonian winter is approaching--and all too soon. Thankfully, my East Coast-native parents have prepared me with double-breasted coats and wool sweaters and fleece blankets--ignoring my adamant protests, of course. Umbrellas? Unheard of. Boots? You must be joking. And not only polar fleece, but polar fleece vests? What is going on here...
...mean to complain. My rite of passage is not whether I will survive or not--I am sure that my Gortex-lined everything will thwart any threats to my health. The pressing question is whether I am going to want to survive or not. Is the East Coast worth all of this effort, money and worrying? At least I have four years to decide...
...They're a West Coast company...and at thistime they didn't have the infrastructure in placeto come to the East Coast," he said...