Word: ever
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some of my colleagues jumped on the news. In his lead story on ABC World News Tonight, Peter Jennings called the report "the very best news [about Alzheimer's] there has been in many years, perhaps ever." The Wall Street Journal ran a more skeptical, enterprising piece, but it too gave top billing to the story. Normally cautious neuroscientists were genuinely enthusiastic, but somehow their sound bites came across as overly optimistic...
...awfully nimble, because you never know when the son will turn prodigal, and most of these smaller companies are niche players battling Cisco on only one or two fronts. Second, what makes Cisco truly great is its management. These other companies are unproven. Third, only one company has ever really competed against Cisco hand to hand without getting crushed--Ascend, which just got bought by Lucent. If you insist on a Cisco relative, Lucent, an East Coast rival, might be the ticket...
...band's cover of High Tide or Low Tide, there's a prayerful feel. The song never explodes; it builds and yearns and pushes on. Cedella and Sharon Marley add soft, sweet backup vocals. The song's sleek lines are evidence of the band's ever sharpening skills and broadening artistic ambition--pop melodies no longer satisfy. They're looking to create moods, evoke feelings, go deeper...
...minutes of them read over the p.a. The endless encomium consisted of sentences like "Mr. Stein is an active participant in many clubs and organizations" and "Although in previous first pitches he has been accused of scuffing the ball, Mr. Stein would like to point out that nothing has ever been proved." There was no laughter...
Even though I was there for only one day, I miss my friends in Iowa. They weren't tough and silent like I'd expected but welcoming and open. I know if I ever go back, they'll always be there for me. After all, I buy them beer...