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...with the hope that "the struggles still to come are fewer than those left behind." I believe that the vast majority of people realistically fear that mankind has a tremendous amount of killing and savagery ahead of us before we truly civilize ourselves. But let's hope you are correct...
...front of me--the middle manager in the middle seat babbling into his BlackBerry. I'm happy that he just sold a gross of ball bearings in Shreveport, La., but the plane has landed, and I can hardly hear the flight attendant announce, "Welcome to San Francisco, where the correct local time...
Note to airlines: correct local time is the only time I require. How often do you stop someone on the street and ask for the incorrect time in some distant city...
...picture was placed among those of British actor Sir Ian Holm (Bilbo Baggins in “The Lord of the Rings”), musician Elvis Costello, and folk-singer-turned-fundamentalist Yusuf Islam (formerly known as Cat Stevens). The results? While 55 percent of students polled correctly identified the dean, 25 percent chose Costello, with 12.5 percent and 7.5 percent choosing Holm and Islam respectively. It was clear, however, that much of the accuracy was due to certain “give-aways.” Some participants noted that Cat Stevens’ photo looked too well developed...
...friends? Boyle: “I think it probably has something to do with Ec 10, a class I’ve never taken.” Owings: “Because she has to have some way to afford her dream car.” The correct answers: 1. Paramaribo 2. Lake Baikal 3. Appoggiatura 4. Pig 5./6. How the heck should we know...