Word: giver
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...years ago, as my children descended like piranhas on their presents under the Christmas tree, the only attitude I could see was greed. Where was the appreciation for the giver's investment of time and effort...
...have reluctantly given my kids the green light to send e-mail thank-you notes; though hand-lettered ones (at least to me) still seem friendlier. But pretty much any thank-you makes the gift giver feel special--just as, we hope, the recipient feels. It's a gesture that perfectly captures the spirit of the holidays...
...Islam proscribes representative artwork, and Omar includes photographs in that concept. Religion is Omar's obsessive core, as I learned in my many interviews with him in Kandahar, the Taliban's hometown and Omar's heavily guarded lair. He doesn't even like his title of mullah, which means "giver of knowledge." Having been yanked out of the seminary to fight the Soviet occupiers of his country, Omar would rather be known as a talib, a "seeker of knowledge," a student...
...second day, we paddled around Dau Be (Head of Calf) Island. (This region is a direction-giver's dream. "Three Peach Beach? Go past the rock that looks like a crocodile, round Duck Island, leave Fighting Cock Rock and Teapot Island on your left and you can't miss it.") Kayaking is hard work, and the limestone seascape is a maze of wrong turns. But for those in need of a rest, the islets are home to plenty of tiny beaches and endless caves, like the recently discovered Tam Cung: three cathedral chambers housing great stalagmites bunched together like organ...
Last week urban college students around the country lost a dear, dear friend. Our friend Kozmo was there for us late at night, seven days a week, and was never more than 20 minutes away. Unfortunately, Kozmo.com was more of a giver than we knew—the company lost money on virtually every sale and was forced to go out of business early last week. Now we’ve got no one to rely on for late night snacks and movies, delivered straight to our door...