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...reports, he?s still not exactly Mr. Congeniality - if Bonds were to leave, at least one fellow Giant has said, there would be plenty of dry eyes in the clubhouse. But he?s happier, more willing to share himself with fans, than he ever was in Pittsburgh. And if I were a truly good person, that would be enough for me; it would smooth my ruffled feathers to know Bonds has found a home...
...America does seem to be taking the forecasters at their sooth that things will pick up again by spring - that widely gut-wrenching consumer confidence report last week also contained an uptick in Mr. and Mrs. Public's expectations of economic conditions six months from now. But even six months is a long time to shop on faith, especially when all that waits on the other side is more shopping...
...Mr. Zurcher was right, I suppose. Fifteen-odd years after he graduated, the strange symmetry is still intact: Harvard College is entirely yours for your very first week here (Freshman Week), and then not again until your very last week (Commencement Week). Admittedly, the Jewish calendar dealt the Class of 2005 a bit of a bad hand, as the timing of Rosh Hashanah forced administrators to let all students move in at the same time as the first-years—but effectively the campus belongs to the frosh until Sept. 11, when returning students have to be on campus...
...Camp Harvard was not all it was cracked up to be. True, it was pretty sweet to be on campus with no responsibilities save for mandatory proctor group meetings and comparison-shopping for inflatable furniture. But there was a lot of stuff for which Mr. Zurcher simply didn’t prepare...
...Almost all writers (and non-writers) measure the success of literary work not so much by the good opinions of their few most intelligent and discerning readers, but rather by entirely commercial yardsticks - by the size of publishers' advances and by sales in the stores. A nice story, Mr. Melville, but I expect a commercial flop. You might mention the make of the sails...