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...news is about Jessica, our first grandchild (have a cigar; no, don't), who was born on March 1, just under 7 lbs. and 19 in. big. I hold her on the couch as she sleeps swaddled--part baby, part blanket--in the crook of my arm. Her harpist's fingers twitch in independent dreams. The threads of blue veins above her barely visible eyebrows run like rivers on a map. It comes back to you, holding babies--the surprisingly substantial weight...
Behind the outsize leather seats for driver and companion is a small salon with a couch, a pair of swivel armchairs and a coffee table. Next come the kitchen and dinette, equipped with a table for two, standard-size sink and dishwasher, a 21-cu.-ft. refrigerator/freezer, including icemaker, and a clothes washer and a dryer. The bathroom has a toilet, two sinks and a full-size shower with brass fixtures. The bedroom, with a queen-size bed, has a second TV set, and a satellite dish on the roof keeps the bus linked to dozens of stations even while...
After a few beers on the couch in his apartment in Hong Kong's Wanchai district, Fai stands up to adjust his carefully unkempt clothes - gray T shirt and navy cotton flat-front pants worn low on the hips. He's wearing a pair of black-frame glasses and a black terry cloth wristband with a green ganja leaf design that he says lets the ladies know, "I can get you high." With his close-cropped hair, wide cheekbones and enormous grin, Fai may not be the most attractive representative of his gender - he also has the chronic slouch...
...fair to Ultimate TV, its main advantage--two simultaneous channels of everything--is a huge one. Last Thursday, for example, it dutifully recorded both Survivor and Friends. With TiVo, I can't watch one while recording the other. If you're a career couch potato with many such conflicts, you may be able to overlook Ultimate TV's faults...
...terms with the fact that the home environment is a powerful influence - kids aren't going to eat better unless their home environments are cleaned up. For a lot of parents, that's really hard to do, but you can't have Mom and Dad sitting on the couch, munching on peanut M&M's and saying no to their kids...