Word: frans
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lies behind the placid facade of Billy's life. His brother Kevin, superbly portrayed by Glenn Kessler, conceals an egocentric, materialistic, and greedy nature with an exterior of gruff amiability. He insensitively jokes about his "lunatic" brother behind his back almost as soon as he returns. Kevin's wife Fran (played with equal finesse by Janine Poreba) is perfect for him--she mocks her husband for his cruel egotism as often as she defends...
Both squads started out as contenders for the league title. Both squads suffered through numerous injury problems to leading players. Both squads went through dry stretches when the goalline was as elusive as Fran Tarkenton. Both squads were hurt against Dartmouth. Both squads could-a, should-a, would-a, but didn't against Cornell...
...sloppy weather, Radcliffe only scored one conversion. Still, Lewis's two tries--combined with sophomore Fran Maxime's try early in the game--were enough for the win over Radcliffe's traditionally weak league rival...
...glib Joey and loopy Larry are reasonably familiar figures, their juxtaposition in the same movie is wonderfully unexpected. Joey has troubles enough: debts to the Mafia and his former wife, affairs with two unstable women (Fran Drescher and Lori Petty) and a falling sales record. In fact, the only problem he has avoided is adultery with Donna. Yet when Larry starts waving his rifle and demanding to know who is cuckolding him, it is Joey who takes the blame...
...modern paradox that children are far more likely to have living grandparents but much less likely to know them well," says Fran Pratt, who directs the Center for Understanding Aging at Framingham State College in Massachusetts. Psychologists point out that old people and youngsters, whether related or not, have much to offer each other. An older person can fill a void for a child who does not have a grandparent living nearby. And companionship with a young child bolsters an elder against the isolation and loneliness that often accompany...