Word: going
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...recounted some other differences between today and when she started. "I'm so used to the food after 19 years," she said. "They do have their own system--it's good. They have a dietician and the cooks go to cooking school. It used to be one meat dish, and a vegetarian dish. They've added more vegetables and the salad's bar twice as long as it used to be." Vicky's favorite food in the dining hall is soup. "They make good soups. Someone in the main kitchen makes the soup from scratch the day before and they...
...Vicky's principal frustration is the paucity of workers on the job. "They don't want to hire anybody else because it costs money. But they need workers--I'm working overtime every week!" When reminded that Harvard has money, she shook her head and says, "Don't even go there." Dining hall workers do receive raises twice a year and almost all receive more than ten dollars an hour. "We get a raise of 25 cents twice a year." Vicky said...
...when I have a free day, I spend the time with her and spend much less time at other things. I clean the house, cook a little, help her with homework." Vicky said, "I tell my daughter, if you study enough, you can go to Harvard. Harvard and MIT are the biggest schools all over, and in Europe." Thinking about her daughter made her think about her future plans. "When I get 25 years, I think I'd like to go part-time. She's going to be in high school, or college. But if I worked part-time...
...about the gospel," a man says to the driver. "I go to the house, I sing in the choir...
...sympathies go out to all you men. It is a pity that the title of your oh-so-admirable gender also embodies the power hungry, cash-driven, character-squashing force who works daily to singularize our world...