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...peace-making process. But those stratospheric post-Sept. 11 numbers were built and reinforced on what Bush does best: make clear-cut, right-thing-to-do promises of U.S. action and unblinkingly follow them through. And the Middle East has a way of turning promises - and U.S. presidents - to mush...
...Oppressive Patriarchy” badge and the “Tool of the Cookie-Selling Establishment” badge. I wear fleece. I own a Nalgene. With this background in ruggedness, 47 days in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on my back, a ration of corn mush and the mocking smirks of the cameramen would surely be no problem...
...you’re anything like me, you’ve probably done your best to ignore the maddening chatter of your friends as they scheme and strategize. How tragic it is to watch promising minds turn to mush when the problems they face switch from political theory and organic chemistry to taxi cabs and dinner reservations. Valentine’s Day really isn’t that hard. Hundreds of movies spell out a fool-proof formula for even the most unimaginative Romeo: greet her with flowers, take her for a fancy and overpriced meal and stroll along together...
...apple-pie easy as it looks. Extol "a million acts of kindness" (or a thousand points of light), and you can end up sounding like a mush head, too grateful for white-haired docents and aging hippies adopting highways. Volunteerism hasn't been cool since Camelot, and even then the Peace Corps was ridiculed by conservatives as Kennedy's Kiddie Corps...
...still get lured in every once in a while… especially when my brain is post-exam mush. Much like a car commercial that refuses to admit the existence of rush hour traffic, fashion spreads transport readers to another world where an elbowless peasant top with more ruffles than any shirt should have seems like a must-buy. This is how I felt when I found myself sleepily thumbing through Glamour’s “Field of Dreams” February spread and realized that I was actually being lured into the dream...