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...gone awry or astray, friendships and families come undone or the regular frustrations of living in a world with other people in it, Hax manages to offer advice that is simple, bracing and smart. To a displaced Alabaman letter writer tired of jokes deprecating the South, she recommends a laugh followed by the remark: "A redneck joke--how unique." To a young man who's not quite ready to be just friends with his ex, she counsels, "You don't have to hang out with anyone you don't want to hang out with, not until you acquire co-workers...
...with a unique instrumental prelude that highlights a particular global sound: an African clay flute scampers across one track, an accordion moans on another, a Uruguayan quijada (jawbone of a donkey) scratches on a third. "We're creating world music in a Long Island basement," he says with a laugh. The song speeds up and, wanting to show off some complicated turns, he asks to have this dance. He's clumsy but an emotional dancer. Then, without warning, he starts in on the chorus of Eres Mia (You Are Mine), a song that he says reminds him of his wife...
Besides her administrative duties and her student work, Petersen is also a full-time mom. Her son, Julian, is eight months old. “If he did leave me time I’d paint or do pottery or work out,” she said with a laugh...
...just say, “Man, I’m sorry—I know I met you but I don’t remember your name; I was totally wasted all Freshman Week!” You will have both saved face and shared a good laugh with your new friend...
...more complicated than that. "There's not too many women who really sell product," says Claus Marten, an Adidas marketing executive. "Men move more merchandise. Men have a different buying attitude. If four men go on a tennis court and they all have the same thing on, they laugh. It's not like that with women. Women want to be different...