Word: disdain
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also dreaded being asked about the absence of disdain in the press toward the publishers that, according to one report, made competing offers to Morris after his involvement with Sherry Rowlands was revealed--inspiring some writers I know to imagine that if they ever got caught with a hooker in a cheap motel they'd be able to say to their wives, "I was only trying to get a bigger advance...
...believe the great brown fuzzy animal could be anything but depressed. Sure, he can take orders from Han Solo and Han seems to understand his growls. But anyone who can repair the Millennium Falcon surely has more on his mind (her mind?) than periodic shrieks of approval and disdain...
Such anxiety about the future is the mark of a junior, his or her life not quite yet set, his or her outlook still ambitious. Exactly what is it that haunts the back of the mind about the professional status? Is it the qualified disdain offered by folks like Kevin Fitzpatrick, the fuck-it-all complexion of a contemplative existence? Why does the mundane existence lure the soul? Is it fear of failure or a desire for stability in the lack of motion? Can we ask for anything other than insecurity from a life-time of ladder-climbing? Is such...
...puff. Sixth-graders puff." The very ordinariness of drug use leads some to conclude that it is without risk. But there are plenty of kids on the Corner at New Trier who started out as recreational users and now admit they can't stop. One prematurely wise senior voices disdain for "gumpy sophomores who think it's harmless." Some end up in rehab programs, which far more often than not fail initially with adolescents. The sad fact is that many will have a substance-abuse habit all their lives...
...fulfilling careers, and offer opportunities to serve the community as well. I think it is safe to say, however, that public service is not the focal point of these corporate fields. Those who want to make public service the focus of their careers deserve praise for their dedication, not disdain for earning a comparatively low salary. Those who enter public service will not make as much as those in the private sector. That's the way it is, and likely will be for as long as capitalism reigns in this country. However, money need not be an insurmountable obstacle...