Word: neat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Schroder's office is a sort of anteroom to her boss's; it opens onto a hallway in the modern building where she works, and her boss's office is through a door next to her desk. The room where Schroder works is neat and streamlined, with a picture window and various office accoutrements--a typewriter, filing cabinets, books, a phone. Schroder is making instant coffee from a plug-in pot, without a great deal of assurance. "See," she says, laughing, "I'm not one of those secretaries who makes coffee any more...
They had lunch in a small, wood-paneled room off the main Varsity Club dining hall, a room with a bronzed track shoe in a glass trophy case. Restic cut his big hamburger into neat squares and ate them with his fork. Matthews put his hamburger between two slices of toast, doused it with catsup, and ate with his hands...
...calm effect. Small square houses lay set back from the edge of the street. A few had thatched roofs. They were all bright and clean. We waved at the children who played in the spacious yards. Though simply dressed in tee-shirts and shorts, the kids were all very neat. With bright smiles, some returned our greetings, while others gave us curious glances. The droning sound of our bus contrasted with the intermittent chatter of our questions as we flooded our Cuban hosts with inquiries on the status of Cuban women, students' roles in a communist society, whether Fidel played...
...hope that some of this has helped clarify how I found China more good natured than I expected. There were other things, too. There was the retired pharmaceutical worker in Shanghai, proud of the neat 12' by 15' room he shared with his wife and son, and of his ability to save part of their $90-a-month pensions, but apparently prouder of the basket of peaches a visiting relative had brought from the country. There was the Hangchow high school student explaining that anyone could play basketball, but to play for the school team...
...program, came back to Wichita after ten years on Wall Street. "When I was in New York I was spending $200 a month commuting two hours each way. Now I'm 14 minutes door to door, and I live on a farm." Adds Mayor Porter, who in a neat reverse moved to Wichita from Southern California: "It's the kind of community that can be stimulating and still be Midwestern enough to be concerned about things like honesty and being nice to old folks...