Word: motel
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...figuring out themselves and the opposite sex. Guys attempt make-out lines of numbing inanity ("Wanna see my teeth?"). Girls press intimacy on reluctant beaus (She: "I'm trying to be open to you." He: "Why?"). But neither sex has a monopoly on maturity. Having rented a seedy motel room, a couple gets into bed and ... has a pillow fight. Our culture may force adulthood on teens, but sometimes they still have to be kids...
...warm and fuzzy. While my summer travels helped connect me with my native Midwest, my trip also made me feel extremely disconnected at times. My cell phone didn’t get reception in parts of Wisconsin and Michigan (note: it was fine in Canada). In Bayfield, Wis., the motel manager laughed at me when I asked where I could find Internet access. Although the “Let’s Go” researcher-writer itinerary is a solitary experience, I wasn’t prepared to be so cut off from other people—especially...
...these are dog days for hotelkeepers, and as lodgings compete with one another for the family business, a growing number are making an effort to be more dog friendly. The American Hotel and Motel Association estimates that more than 20,000 U.S. lodgings now accept pets--some of them in great style...
...spare moments, Phenom occasionally finds her thoughts slipping to the past. This time last year, De-Shawto was employed in housekeeping at a motel; she had her full-time pizza job. On her way to work, she would often stop for a cappuccino to go, a little indulgence that she sorely misses. "The ones at the Exxon station are the best," she says wistfully. She has not had one in months...
Coontz also had an alternative to the somewhat gruesome mousetraps: the “Mouse Motel,” a small cardboard box with super glue on the inside. Once the mouse enters, it cannot come back...