Word: enjoyments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Donnelly is saying. Suddenly Kelly lets the ball fall to the polished wooden floor and with a deft kick sends it the length of the gym till it narrowly misses a basketball hoop at the far end. The kid's good. Donnelly beams and says, "I think I enjoy it almost as much as she does...
White's 100th birthday comes this July 11, and to mark the occasion I recently made my long-postponed visit. White wasn't around to enjoy it, of course, having died in October 1985. But the farmhouse is still there, resting on a rise above Blue Hill Bay, and the barn is still attached to it, Maine fashion, and down at the water's edge is the little boathouse where White wrote his children's stories Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, along with the many essays that have entered the canon of American literature: "Once More to the Lake...
...SOME GOOD You might enjoy shopping online because you can buy underwear while wearing even less, but it can satisfy your altruistic impulses too. At least four sites invite you to identify a nonprofit organization or school you'd like to help. When you purchase something online from a participating merchant--eToys, Amazon and a slew of other big vendors are involved--a small percentage (2% to 12%) of the sale ends up in that charity's coffers. A seamless donation--whether you're fully clothed...
...looms large in the life of the younger generation: 95% of the kids surveyed said they were believers. Nearly half claimed to attend religious services every week, and 8 out of 10 say they pray. Sure, they may enjoy dipping into the sultry waters of Dawson's Creek on Wednesday nights, but their ideas about sex would cheer William Bennett: 76% of those ages 12 to 14 say it's "somewhat or very important" to wait until marriage before having sex. When the other 24% were asked to name an appropriate age for premarital sex, these pubescent puritans settled...
...being congratulated by then Governor George Wallace). We've unearthed Diane's application, which clearly shows that her capacity for hard work took root early. Cheerleader, basketball queen, yearbook editor, school-calendar girl and member of the Young Republicans, Pep, Latin, Quill and Scroll clubs, Diane also managed to enjoy tennis, water skiing, bowling and "when time permit[ted] knitting." Her talent presentation sounds equally ambitious: an "original monologue and song interpretation of Civil War Days entitled 'Five Score Years Ago.'" Alas, poor Diane's stated career ambition in diplomacy never panned out, forcing her to spend all these years...