Word: facing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Then I encountered another textbook case of anality, still in my very own bathroom. I was told that it was ludicrous to alternate the strokes with which I brought the razor across my face while shaving. For me, shaving does not require a chart with which to map out the attack on my five-o'clock shadow. How I shave depends on which hand I'm holding my beer with at the time. It depends on whether I've had too many beers. It depends on lots of things...
What this guy told me, however, was that for the proper shave, one must progress in distinct stages, always following the curvature of the face, moving from top to bottom, but also taking into strict account the particular needs of the jaw line and chin with several short, quick strokes, as deemed necessary, following the shave with four-to-five splashes of cool--approximately 75 degrees, never below 60--water, a half-ounce of one's preferred aftershave, and then a towel pat down to remove excess moisture from the skin...
...series of interviews with more than 20 junior and senior faculty members, many say that women junior faculty members face barriers that may prevent them from being promoted through the ranks of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences...
...before we start listening to pundits pining, "Mario, Mario wherefore art thou Mario," we should be thankful that this year's presidential race may allow us to return to the days when anyone, even pimply-face youths, can dream of becoming president...
Perhaps Reagan, JFK and FDR are to blame for this travesty of the political process. The efforts of these three men so finely tuned modern political tools of mass communication that we've forgotten that presidents are just citizens. Now, they're just an electron-etched face placed next to a bust of Lincoln. Let's face it, we're spoiled. Candidates have to meet our mass-culture image of the presidency to be considered worthy of our vote...