Word: crave
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there is such a thing as a secret American Dream, it has many more rooms than inhabitants and gold-plated fixtures to boot. We all crave stately pleasure domes, such Xanadus as William Randolph Hearst's San Simeon and Bill Gates' new ode to monstrosity in Seattle. But only the occasional hyper-mogul ever attains one. These opulent shrines to capitalism we regard with a mixture of envy, awe and abhorrence: "Isn't that ridiculous--nobody needs a house that big." Or, "Just think how hard it would be to keep that thing clean." The fact that...
...supermarkets, and from mail-order houses, websites and Amway distributors who rattle their pillboxes door to door. Preparations made from herbs--from aloe for regularity to valerian for restful sleep--are the hottest of all, with some 60 million Americans now swallowing doses regularly. And for those who crave a tastier fix, there are new so-called functional foods--concoctions such as fruit juice laced with ginseng, or corn chips with kava, the one claiming to perk you up and the other to calm you down...
...meal as a whole is mixed. While the buffet was quite good, the rodizio was just average in terms of tastiness. Nonetheless, the novelty of the experience makes it a fun meal that's worth a try. If you happen to be in weight-training or ever crave a serious protein fix, the Midwest Grill is definitely the place...
Podesta is tightly coiled. He's moody. When word spreads around the White House that he's in one of his frequent foul humors, people like to say "Skippy" (as in evil twin) is in that day. He's allergic to the spotlight in a city where most people crave it. "I'm into the cult of nonpersonality," he once told the Washington Post, via a spokeswoman. His brother Tony, an outside adviser to Vice President Al Gore, says his brother's "real ambition is to open up a T-shirt store in Maui." All these traits would seem...
...late-late Tuesday evening and organic chemistry is starting to blend with Ec 10, which is strangely beginning to look like First Nights. You crave caffeine. You look down. Damn. Already in your pajamas. Can't be running to Au Bon Pain for coffee in this getup...