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...have grown added chest hair since buying “NFL Blitz,” I think. But the effects of the game on my blocking group and me have been more profound. The whole thing started like this: One day, as I often did in the beginning of fall term, I was peering into the common room in Gollum-like fashion from my doorway (in New Quincy one single, mine, sits alone next to the common room, while the other four are downstairs). Though we use it heavily on weekends, our common room was always dark and empty during...
...succinctly into sentences explaining what exactly we have done with our time on earth. She complained, for example, that no one would waste his or her time having a lengthy intellectual debate unless it was for a debate team or a class; that no one would go on a day trip or organize a dinner with friends unless it was as a retreat for some organization; that no one would, say, spend four years together in a library unless it came with a diploma. I would extend this definition of institution into the more informal realm of culture, for example...
Gates is a man of old-school habits: a Grey Goose at the end of the day and preferably steak or bacon cheeseburgers for lunch and dinner. He doesn't use a cell phone. He asked me during our interview if there was tape in my digital recorder. Gates keeps a box filled with index cards of quotes and anecdotes and one-liners he's collected over the years. His favorite comedians are both dead - George Carlin and W.C. Fields. Their sensibilities suit Gates' own - taking down institutions, puncturing pomp. He's even adopted some of their style. He loves...
...reminded of the power of the Pentagon corporation last fall when I followed Gates on his visit to the modern-day riveters of Oshkosh, Wis. We went to a factory where they were manufacturing off-road vehicles that could withstand the Afghan Taliban's powerful new IEDs. The workers were heavyset, rough-hewn men and women in unlaced boots, jeans, flannel shirts and goggles. Gates' patriotic speech moved them. One woman told me that whenever she didn't feel like doing her job tightening those screws, she reminded herself that she would be saving the life of Johnny from next...
Unlike glitzier heli-ski operations with their five-star lodges, gourmet food and masseurs on call, VHSG is rough and ready. A down day in Valdez is likely to involve checking out hunting rifles at the Prospector hardware store, not having a Swedish deep-tissue rubdown. Basic motels are the order of the day, though local restaurants serve excellent sashimi...