Word: paines
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...more technical shortcomings. Verghese's acknowledgements at the end of the book, where he thanks many of the characters for their time and patience, serves as a startling reminder that it all actually happened. It's all very real--the friendship, faith and trust, but also the shocking pain, suffering and loss of self-control. The Tennis Partner opens a portal to another world, a world many people ignore, either consciously or unconsciously, one of dependency and addiction. Anyone who reads the novel will inevitably come away with an altered sense of such addictions and their repercussions, both physical...
...late. When she returns, I see a changed woman. Out on the battlefield, it's a harsh, brutal world. When you're alone and surrounded by enemies, sometimes you have to kill the part of yourself that's human. Her eyes look older and wiser. The pain has made her into a hardened woman. She will never feel the same way about the smell of fresh paint. Or permanent markers...
...trio of weary soldiers--make our way to the North End, in close proximity to the Boston Paintball. Munching on dainty pastries and pizza, I reflect upon our experience. I'm exhausted and oddly disturbed at how much I have enjoyed hurting other people. I consider the pain of bullets ricocheting off various body parts, of the grime I'll have to wash out of my jeans and sneakers, of the taste of paint in my mouth. Only someone crazy and sadistic would want to relive this experience...
Workout: Coach Parker has the crew paddle through as much of the Charles as humanly possible: boathouse to the Science Museum, then up river to Watertown and back to the start for a grueling total of 17 miles. Translation: 1 1/2 hours of steady pain. Nice views... but is it worth it? Says Captain Henry G. Nuzum '99 of the infamous tour: "You don't even notice the scenery after about three minutes... my butt was real sore afterwards...
Holding signs that said, "Free Ngawang Choephel" and holding candles in Au Bon Pain cups, the demonstrators were herded off Holyoke Center property and onto the sidewalk by HUPD Sergeant Jim L. McCarthy, who was called in by Holyoke Center officials...