Word: lawns
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...important to the story as the four protagonists are Lissie and Hal, elderly friends of the American history professor, Suwelo's deceased uncle. He meets them when he goes to dispose of his uncle's property. They bring him food and mow the lawn, and when he invites them in to talk, he finds that his dinner is being cooked by a mother goddess who has spent countless lifetimes in Africa and America, and mowing his lawn is her longtime companion...
...theater and music in a two-hour event involving several campus organizations. As its organizers hope to expose more of the University population to dance at Harvard, the Quad Dance Festival will host performances by Citystep, Mainly Jazz, the Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company and other groups on the Quad lawn from 5 until 7 in the evening...
...aground is a mystery. The accident occurred in extremely calm waters, and the captain, Joe Hazlewood, had been plying the area for a dozen years. Frank Iarossi, president of Exxon Shipping Co., said the tanker was a mile off course even though its navigational systems were working. Dan Lawn, spokesman for the Alaska department of environmental conservation, said the captain's effort to steer the Exxon Valdez back into the narrow shipping lane was like "trying to park a Cadillac in a Volkswagen spot...
...something I did when the lights were on in the playground just because I liked it." He was Lew Alcindor then, a bookish Harlem Catholic constructed of high-tension wires connected at right angles. He developed a hopping hook shot, calling to mind a praying mantis assembling a foldout lawn chair, out of early necessity: all his straightforward attempts were being blocked. He made a style of coming at things from a different angle...
When the crisis had passed, a Kennedy insider told the following story: When the President and his inner circle were briefed on the plans to hurry to the South Lawn for the helicopter lift, one aide was deeply troubled. This fellow went to the President and told Kennedy that he did not plan to leave the White House and his family, attack or not. Kennedy reportedly looked up with that wry smile on his face and said, "That's O.K. Neither do I. I'm staying right here." So much for the doomsday scenario...