Word: criss
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...course, inescapably surrounded by reminders that we are students at the oldest university in the United States, whether we are criss-crossing the Yard or relaxing in the courtyards of the many red-brick Houses...
...than executive assistant to the Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 Phil Bean? It was the 25th; people got up early in their pajamas--hey, for all Dartboard knew, it could have been Christmas, and Bean could have been Santa Claus. The U-Hall stalwart was spotted criss-crossing the Yard, delivering joy and happiness in the form of preprinted envelopes. At least one blocking group was seen yelling at Bean not to toy with them but to "Give us the damn thing...
From a totally different angle, however, to have your hands squishing happily in the dough also can't be beat. One can hardly finish lining the pan and criss-crossing the top of the raspberry jam in time to fulfill the basic human need to lick the beaters. And cooking engages me on a intellectual as well as emotional level: that rapid stirring can turn a bunch of powders and some well-placed margarine into the stuff of life (in its fully evolved forms of croissants, cookies and delicate pie crusts) seems nothing less than a miracle. Kneading...
Unquestionably, the room focuses on the pool table, but the overall lounge motif enhances the atmosphere. A pool hall lamp hangs down over the table, and strings of beer lights criss-cross the ceiling. Worn, olive-colored, leather couches rim the room, making the wait for table time pass in leisurely comfort. The chairs, acquired locally in Jamaica Plain, lend panache to the establishment. The seventies film posters, traffic signs and other bric-a-brac coordinate superbly with the lounge theme...
...captivity--the need to shut out the scant sunlight that enters the room because your half-naked physique might offend a passer-by. And, if it is afternoon and you can reasonably assume no "inappropriateness" will be going on, your open shades are greeted by telephoto lenses and the criss-cross pattern of the window screen on a stranger's nose...