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...craving for cookies a century ago, you had to fire up the woodstove and make the dough from scratch. If you wanted butter, you had to churn it. If you wanted a steak, you had to butcher the cow. Now you jump into the car and head for the nearest convenience store--or if that's too much effort, you pick up a phone or log on to the Internet and have the stuff delivered to your door...
...event and was walking home, carrying a tray of leftovers. Suddenly, it struck her that it’d be quite lovely of her to offer some scraps to the numerous homeless people she mindlessly steps over daily. Dazzled by her own benevolence, my dear friend eagerly approached the nearest vagabond and inquired: “Sir, would you like one of these sandwiches?” The man sneered, and shot back: “I only accept money.” Appalled, my friend walked to a dumpster—undoubtedly disregarding several other dispossessed?...
Skin: The night the nymphs emerge, they climb the nearest vertical surface and shed their skins on everything from window screens to lawn chairs...
...with about 700 meters to go, dampening their own pace slightly and surrendering a seat to the crews in pursuit, but Harvard quickly slammed that window of opportunity shut. Retaking the seat, the Crimson pulled away for a 4.809 second victory, separated by about half a length from the nearest shell...
Tillman died on Apr. 22 near Spera, Afghanistan, about 25 miles from the nearest U.S. base at Khost. Few details were released about the firefight, which the American military says lasted about 15 minutes. All the Army will say is that Tillman went to the aid of members of his team who were ambushed and died fighting “without regard for his personal safety...