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Those readers whose moms still do their laundry may not be familiar with this concept. Laundry guilt is the psychological state resulting from taking somebody else's wet clothing out of a washing machine and leaving it in a bedraggled pile on top of the next washer so you can put your own clothes in. Alternatively, laundry guilt can ensue after removing dry clothes from a dryer and placing them either (a) in a plastic garbage bag or (b) on top of a washer...
...Dartboard are uncertain where to draw the line. But we do know how uncomfortable it is when the owner of the wet pile of clothes you're removing from the washing machine suddenly comes up behind you. "Oh, are those my clothes?" he says, halfway between annoyed and embarrassed. "Sorry," we say, slinking away. We'll avoid that guy for weeks. Next time, we'll try doing laundry in the middle of the night on a weekday...
...TIME has learned, the potentially vital piece of evidence has turned up. After the new police commander, MARK BECKNER, ordered a full review of all case files and materials, it was discovered--where else?--right at police headquarters, in a storage area where investigators are holding a pile of other evidence. The flashlight, which doesn't belong to a cop, was sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation lab for testing. Police became interested in the light because its heavy rubber coating seems consistent with an instrument that could deliver a crushing blow yet not cause bleeding. It is among...
...knew I was in trouble a few nights later when Ella and I were blissfully kung-fuing away in a martial-arts game. My wily six-year-old was trying to pull an unlikely Peking Pile Driver (as if I were born yesterday!), and I was this far from executing a perfect Triple-Death Windmill Kick that would have punted her out of the arena when the phone rang. "It's someone from work for you, Dada," she said, in that adorable, squeaky baby voice. "Hurry up so I can kick your ass!" My wife looked at me. "Educational...
...TIME has learned, the potentially vital piece of evidence has turned up. After the new police commander, Mark Beckner, ordered a full review of all case files and materials, it was discovered ? where else? ? right at police headquarters, in a storage area where investigators are holding a pile of other evidence. The flashlight, which doesn?t belong to a cop, was sent to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation lab for testing. Police became interested in the light because its heavy rubber coating seems consistent with an instrument that could deliver a crushing blow yet not cause bleeding. It is among...