Word: loving
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...book/movie that a writer/animator would dream up to convince his kids that, no matter how much he ignored them while he was doing his important work, they're better off in this family than in any they may dream of joining. As Gaiman puts it, "sometimes the people who love you may not pay you all the attention you need; and sometimes the people who do pay you attention may not love you in the healthiest way." It's a position paper for benign parental neglect - for the security of Kansas over the surface seductions...
Against IMs? Don’t I love the throwback headbands, the backs-against-the-wall pep talks, and the dorm and house pride that underlies it all? The problem with intramural sports at Harvard lies not in their existence itself, but in their classification as another organization...
...establishing contacts as a way to bolster social capital, Clarel simply valued the authenticity of true human connection. Whether it was an impassioned conversation in his Thayer entryway or a hard-fought pickup soccer game across the river, Clarel lived to experience people and share his love of life with others...
...course you can’t talk about Clarel without mentioning explicitly his love of food. Watching Clarel eat was a pleasure unlike any other–few men have ever sought to extract such energy and flavor from each emphatic bite. And perhaps no Harvard student in the storied history of overflow housing has ever utilized a DeWolfe kitchen with such vivacity and spirit, preparing curried chicken and rice for his privileged guests...
...find gratification in small things," says Sienatra, fondly known to regulars as Felix the Chef. In the case of the Wind Chime, that attitude translates into fastidiousness (think personalized menus and elaborate presentation) and food that is prepared slowly, with obvious dollops of love and care. The oven-baked chicken with veal sweetbread and mushrooms that we tried was the highlight of an eight-course set meal spread over two hours. The à la carte menu, including a wonderfully traditional Scotch broth, is similarly made for lingering over. "This is not a place to come...