Word: eyeful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...crazy man thinks he can help a lawyer across the street!" I was aghast at her response. In elementary school disability awareness sections I was taught to offer help to blind people, and how to do it. We learned how to recognize a blind person (dark glasses, canes, seeing eye dog) and how to lead him or her across the street on our arm. The programs--which I assume were shown to all public school students in Massachusetts if not the country--said our offers would be met either with grateful acceptance or a gracious decline...
Were the man and I both mistaken to assume she wanted help? Would she rather we didn't offer? I do not regularly see sight-impaired people walking without a friend or seeing-eye dog, so have never tried to help. To my eyes, he had done no more than reach out to someone who was obviously impaired. The woman implied that this instinctual kindness was odd and insulting. The incident I saw on the street scared me. I wish the woman had felt comfortable accepting the help. I congratulate her for being a lawyer and don't doubt...
...Bingo subculture, which consists of 90 percent senior citizens, is not often friendly to fledglings attempting to infiltrate the scene. Many times, newcomers are chastised for their playing faux-pas such as, according to 75 year-old Angie, "talking during the calling of numbers, poor eye-hand coordination and slow reaction rates, [which] are all pet peeves for the dedicated players." Furthermore, young whippersnappers often discover a myriad of unspoken rules and traditions that accompany the game, such as the use of Bingo Lingo, the proper places to set up one's cards and, most importantly, the appropriate time...
...just good with guns," comes the reply. With an intense glint in his eye, he begins to list the different guns he practices with at home. He is such an adorable little boy, especially with the little gold earring. He'd make a fine assassin...
...serious shooters, Wolf's offer an annual membership as well as beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes. Range time is priced at $10 per hour ($5 for members and police with ID). Guns are $5, hearing and eye protection $1 apiece and ammunition $15 for a box of 50 bullets. If you get nervous leaving the kids alone in the house with all of those dangerous household cleaners, then bring them along--10 and under are free. Hours are Mon to Sat, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday noon to 8 p.m. Manchester is 40 minutes north of Boston...