Word: parkes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fall of 1985, my brother left our home in Winter Park, Fla., for Yale. We were all very proud, but the experience that was about to begin would only worsen my brother's esteem. In his two years at Yale, he encountered a harshness that took him in and spit him out in so many ways. My brother never graduated, and for the next 10 years he wandered from job to job and city to city without finding the security he was so desperately looking...
...take one of their easy climbs for beginners. That's right, go rock climbing!!! If you have some experience, go for one of the more challenging trails. But be careful not to get lost: though most of the paths are clearly marked, there aren't any maps of the park available. Hammond Pond Pkwy., Newton (Chestnut Hill T-stop). FREE...
...Rock! Take her to the zoo. I hear Harvard students like the zoo! The Franklin Park Zoo has free admission every Saturday morning, so get off your lazy, hung-over ass and go. 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 Franklin Park Rd., (Forest Hills T-stop). 541-5466. FREE...
Featured near the edge of the park is "Porky" the Giant Pig, undoubtedly the star of the Topsfields fair. For a mere 50 cents, the curious can gain access to Porky's trailer and sneak a glimpse of one of New England's greatest treasures. Eight feet long in length and standing four feet high, this majestic beast is "still growing" and has the potential to provide "sausage for a thousand." With Porky now unable to stand under his own weight, one wonders how many more opportunities there will be to witness such a spectacle...
Probably the most standard installment at the fair is its wide assortment of ordinary amusement park rides. From the Ferris Wheel to the Tilt-a-Whirl, anyone willing to shell out 75 cents for a ticket can have their 75 seconds of joy. Unless, of course, you are a pregnant woman with a heart condition or stand under 48 inches tall...