Word: neighbors
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Unfortunately for the faithful, the little-green-man hunt has to be put on hold. While debate rages on Earth, it's going to be at least 2001 before we pay another visit to our planetary neighbor...
...just moved to a New York City suburb with my wife and the first two of our three children some years ago when a mildly panicked neighbor engaged me with her sudden child-care problem. Her nanny had quit without notice, and she was hitting me up for suggestions. "Have you considered an au pair?" I asked. Her response left me thunderstruck: "Never again. All they do is crack up your car, get homesick and leave...
...Pair, the same Cambridge, Mass., firm that the Eappens used. The spiky-haired one turned out to be our best, by far. She was warm and nurturing. But she disappointed us way too often. We chuckled at little things, like her sunbathing topless when no one was home (a neighbor reported). But it wasn't funny when we learned that she was handing our phone number and address to strangers at bars. Or when she stayed out until 4 a.m., forcing us to choose between leaving our kids with a tired, testy sitter and missing work. Still, we stuck with...
...clashed with our second au pair, from Denmark, almost immediately. She was offended when I insisted on watching her drive before handing over our car. One day, as my neighbor had presciently warned, she was in a collision--with our kids in the car. The next day my wife started working from home full-time, and doing all the driving. Our third au pair, from Germany, was in way over her head. She spoke almost no English and complained that we hugged our kids too much. She left in a week. The fourth, also from Germany, had no energy...
...prep outfits and other companies that market to student slackers that a venture-capital firm has been talking with Sahr about taking it to the next level, whatever that is. School Sucks erasable shirt cuffs, I suppose, and special mirror glasses that let you sneak a peak at your neighbor's civics exam...