Word: flings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...People don't like dealing with the hassles of cables," says Ruckus CEO Selina Lo. "It's just one rung above plumbing." So Ruckus, a California-based start-up with 57 employees, came up with a better idea: refine wireless networking so that you can more efficiently fling high-speed access around your home without having to snake wires around doorways and under desks. Ruckus routers use hardware and software that direct signals around obstacles, so that wireless works smoothly even in a large home, and even for video, for which stability and speed are vital...
...problems here. First of all, Tom Everett Scott, as the actor, doesn't for one moment convince us he's any manner of Hollywood star: no bearing, no ego, so nervous about his sexual encounter that he might be a middle-aged Neil Simon garment worker having his first fling with a hooker. The playwright (and director, Scott Ellis) want to be both naughty and cool. There's utterly no passion, not to mention plausibility, in this relationship. (Deadpan exchange: "Let's get started." "OK, I'll get aroused...
...this reason, your best bet for finding someone equally frisky (and down with a no-strings-attached fling), is definitely the Internet. Finding a website for this isn’t difficult—for the inelegant approach, you can Google what you’re after; sites like craigslist.org often have propositions already up and ready for you (ahem) so you can chose someone you’re comfortable with. Again, be up front about what you want; it’ll help you stay safe and avoid disappointment...
Reading the book in such a manner makes it easier to understand its format—every chapter is about a specific interaction Hannah has with her family or men in her life (a first boyfriend; the man she who she wants to love her; a fling) over a 14-year period...
Ride a bull for a living, and you can be the richest rag doll on earth. All you have to do is last eight excruciating seconds on an agitated 1,800-lb. animal that would like nothing more than to smash you against the sideboards of the arena, fling you off its back and gore you with its horns. On the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) tour, concussions and broken bones are as common as Wranglers and brass-buckled belts. "Most bull riders are what you call gristleheads," says Mike Lee, 23, who has won $2 million in five years...