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...civilization. "The premise is 16 Americans in a strange, deprivational world," says Burnett. "You want these modern things from home, be it Doritos, Mountain Dew, beer, gifts from Target." The goodies are to Survivor's cast as apple pie and baseball were to G.I.s: symbols of home and hearth, the stuff our guys and gals overseas are fighting...
...Well, now that I'm a father myself - with two little boys - a father who doesn't always feel deeply appreciated for all the many sacrifices he makes for hearth and home - I must admit that I, well, that I feel - exactly the same way. Yes, it will be very, very sweet when my oldest boy chirps, "Happy Father's Day, Daddy," and it may also be pleasant if my wife gives me a new shirt, but I still think Father's Day is a cheesy gimmick, mainly designed to get folks to part with their hard-earned dollars...
...still play marbles with pits of the dragon-eye fruit the way Chen did as a boy. They still go swimming in the creek and roast water chestnuts on charcoal braziers. His family's red-roofed Taiwanese house consisted of four rooms built around a courtyard and an open hearth. They used chalk to write on the charcoal-stained walls how much they owed neighbors and merchants. His father was a day laborer...
...century, life was hardscrabble. What kids like A-Bian dreamed about was a full stomach. He ate only rice most meals. Beef, chicken and fish were for special occasions. His family's typical stone, red-roofed house consisted of four simple rooms built around a courtyard and an open hearth. They used to write on the charcoal-stained walls in chalk how much they owed to neighbors and merchants. His father was a day laborer...
...sexual as its endangered counterpart. Created by L.A. painter Christopher Stearns, the linoleum rugs come in a variety of grid, dot and zigzag patterns. Jack Nicholson and Phil Collins have had intricate hand-cut floors inlaid. Perhaps, like us, they've always found cuddling on linoleum before an open hearth irresistibly romantic...