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...could give you a feminist shpiel about getting to know her as a person and yada yada yada, but really, all you need to do is present yourself as a decent person and let her know you’re interested in her. You have to lay the groundwork if you want to reap the benefits, which means acting your age and practicing a little respect. Don’t imply you’re interested in a serious relationship if you’re not, and don’t treat her poorly if she does decide you?...
...life. It's just that it has not gone the way he planned. We know that because we have been following him now for 20 years, since he first turned up in 1986 in The Sportswriter, Richard Ford's third novel. Back then he was a decent, meditative but somewhat adrift 38-year-old, given to serene reflections that eventually sounded like the defenses of a man whose wife has left him, whose son has died and who does not want to know how wounded he is. In 1995 Ford revisited Bascombe in Independence Day. By that time in real...
...other by invoking Ryan, the current poster boy of scandal in a state where questionable patronage practices have rarely before been a political liability. Blagojevich uses old footage of Topinka, a former member of the Ryan administration, practically swooning as she praises the former governor as "a damn decent guy." Topinka, who has never been implicated as a participant in Ryan's patronage schemes, counters with references to recent revelations of a $1,500 "birthday gift" to Blagojevich's then seven-year-old daughter from a friend whose wife had just received a state job. "Isn't our last governor...
...deal with such crosscurrents? First consider carrying a little more cash. With short rates above 5%, money-market funds and other cash instruments offer a decent, low-risk return. And you'll have money to invest should the market fall and offer better opportunities...
...Brandon Flowers. Emboldened by the fledgling hairs (correction: hair) on his chin, Flowers is unafraid of over-dramatization. He writhes and clutches his chest on appropriate lines like, “You sit there in your heartache,” Get it? His heart hurts. The song itself is decent, remotely danceable even. Borrowing heavily from The Cure and Bruce Springsteen, the band makes no attempt to incorporate any of the mariachi influences referenced throughout the video. It’s a pity, considering they went to the trouble of growing all that hair, but no big deal. What?...