Word: fretfulness
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...normal part of mid-life. Even teenagers, capable of reeling off entire CDs of rock lyrics, occasionally blank out--though one might be suspicious of instances involving chores requested by parents or teachers. Unless your forgetfulness is accompanied by deeper failures in reasoning and logic, it's nothing to fret about. After all, if being absentminded were a sign of mental disarray, you'd have to write off Einstein, who bungled simple arithmetic even while working on relativity...
...cartoon, titled "Betty in a Wet Fret," was posted on the Web last week. It features the Betty character commenting to Veronica upon seeing a shirtless Archie, and then making a sexually explicit comment...
...Congress and the presidential candidates fret over the high prices of prescriptions, the drug companies have been launching rear-guard actions in the states to protect their profits. Florida is one of about 30 states in which makers of brand-name drugs, often led by DuPont, have pushed to limit patient access to some generic versions. At times the generic companies have pushed back and won. In 1998 Minnesota gave its consumers access to all the cheaper substitutes approved...
...pitched right in the middle of a vast, open commons area. Screens stretching from poles could shift from transparent to opaque, depending on your mood and need for privacy. Don't worry about the noise from your next-door neighbor; acoustics technology can block that out. And don't fret about fighting for a windowed office either; with walls of flat-screen monitors raining down images and data from all directions, you will be able to enjoy any number of stunning virtual views from your cockpit. To chat with a co-worker a continent away, just call...
...mention big ticket prices, with the best seats going for $250. Meanwhile, this summer may be one of your last chances to catch Diva royal Tina Turner in full-fledged concert: she says that the upcoming "Twenty Four Seven" tour will be her last. But don't fret: Turner and her bionic legs aren't retiring from music all together. Instead, she's focusing on "smaller-less is more" projects. Diva-in-training Christina Aguilera hopes to fill the vacuum, headlining her first amphitheater tour this summer...