Word: pitter
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With two flaps of its wings, the hawk suddenly took off and roosted in an elm. After a few minutes, I began to notice that the squirrels in nearby trees had ceased their usual pitter-patter. They pressed themselves tightly against the bark, utterly motionless, tensed against a predator they could sense but could not see. An ancient dance between predator and prey was being performed; with the exception of our little crowd, the hurrying students and tourists were oblivious to the drama...
...gondolieri and their lovely contadine brides, however, leave something to be desired. Although seeming to understand the carefree pitter-patter spirit of the show with their twirling skirts and appropriately suggestive smiles, this band of love-stricken Venetians could use a little more "cha-cha" in their "Cachucha" dance, and once again, a few more lessons in being louder and more boisterous. Maneuvering 16 singers (Marco, Guiseppe, their wives and 12 of their closest friends) around the tiny Agassiz stage is difficult and requires clockwork choreography and impeccably-enunciated singing, but this cast has the potential to make it work...
...Daimler-Benz It's a match made in Detroit heaven: Luxury European auto meets mass-market American car. They marry, and await the pitter-patter of $131 billion in annual worldwide sales. That's the love story Wall Street would like to write for Daimler Benz and Chrysler, who went public with their wooing Wednesday. Why? Because the dowry would be huge: Sources close to the deal say Daimler would buy their bride for $35 billion, a full $8 billion above Chrysler's market value. Such a wedding would make for the largest industrial merger in history...
...does the romance of shared routes, ticketing and frequent flyer miles lead to the pitter-patter of lower fares? Well, not exactly: "The alliances may simplify travel, but reducing competition always carries the risk of raising prices," says Kadlec. The market, after all, has a heart of stone...
...private lawns or in public parks, Harvard folks have been smitten by the love bug and aren't afraid to show it. Bronzed boy bods and diaphanous dresses make for wandering eyes and hands. But watch out for the P.D.A.-nazis. We hear that some couples are packing their pitter-pattering hearts (with a bottle of champagne) and fleeing the Square for a more natural, romantic locale. We recommend you do the same and don't ever look back...