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...steaming bowls of tripe prepared by their mother in the winter, or the chicken feet they had at dim sum with their grandparents. For them, whether or not they like a food depends much more on the company and memories surrounding the dish than on the taste of the item itself. (Tripe, nota bene, is cow stomach.) These are the people who are hopelessly easy to please.I am undeniably a member of the second camp.When I was three I craved garlic string beans and green olives. My favorite treat was a bar of Rolos with a cup of black coffee...
...Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. He was a middle-aged real estate dealer, and he was "frantic" about the losses he had suffered, according to his suicide note. He left the note on the Girard Avenue Bridge and then leapt into the dark, frigid water, according to a small item published that month in the New York Times. But Fava survived the fall, and he regretted his decision at once...
...your DHAs into acceptable attire. I understand that if you’re going to get termbilled $10 per piece of DHA paraphernalia, you’re going to want to rock those bad boys as often as possible. Just do us all a favor and wear one item at a time: sweatshirt or sweatpants. Your dignity is worth more than...
...Diminishing Returns Your history item on Ford's model T indicated that when it was first introduced in 1908 its fuel efficiency was 13-21 miles per gallon [Oct. 6]. According to the website of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in 2006 the average U.S. passenger car got 22.4 miles to the gallon. It seems we haven't got very far in 100 years. Jeff DeVito, Bound Brook, New Jersey...
...guess my phone wasn’t working very well,” Chalfie said, chuckling as he quipped, “I guess that’s going to be the news item...