Word: playful
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...there it is: another film that can't compete with a TV show. But I'm not turning in my movie-critic's license quite yet. If there's one thing I learned from both versions of State of Play, it's that a journalist never gives...
...born in Minnesota and grew up in Northern California. It was not a plush upbringing: A multi-sport athlete, Madden remembers taping together broken bats from a local semi-pro baseball team to use for batting practice; one of his first jobs was as a caddy. Recruited to play football at the University of Oregon, he transferred out after his first year and eventually ended up at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1958, Madden suffered a career-ending knee injury during training camp...
Gallagher does an admirable job of getting attention's attention from every angle - relationships, work, play - using both science and philosophy. Yet underneath it all is that hippie dippy mantra, "Be here now." And while Gallagher's theme may ultimately be nothing more than a familiar '70s message repacked in prestigious new millennial clothes, it bears repeating. Now stop reading this and go pay attention to something important...
...which is kind of boring, actually. They’re really good boys and they treat us great. I don’t have any juicy gossip, though. 3. FM: Do you have any performance rituals, before you begin a show? SBB: We have a little game that we play, the band and I. We stand in a circle and clap and yell out random words that come to our minds. It sounds absolutely ridiculous and makes no sense whatsoever, but it always makes us laugh and loosens us up. 4. FM: Who’s next? Anyone you?...
...Strike Early: Traditionally, the Pentagon budget is revealed by the White House along with spending plans for the rest of the government. Gates got permission from Obama to divulge his key decisions early, before sending them across the Potomac River. That means he hasn't had to play defense against the leaks that inevitably occur when the Pentagon sends its budget to the White House's Office of Management and Budget. As soon as that happens, jilted contractors run to their favorite lawmakers, seeking to save their tentatively-axed program before the budget is officially released...