Word: preen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with except themselves," Naber said. "Nothing but the rush of water by their ears, hour after hour in practice. Many of them sing to themselves to pass the time. I used to hum Smoke on the Water. Divers, on the other hand, stand around in the open air. They preen a lot, very conscious of their bodies because they're judged on their looks. They're like high-fashion models. They spend a lot of time gabbing at each other in Jacuzzis...
...feature of her young body comes to life before its lens. The wide, gray-green eyes send out satellite signals of precocity or perversity. The dewy skin holds, on the left cheek, a tiny scar, like a bookmark in a turbulent autobiography. The lips, extravagantly full, can pout or preen or tauten resolutely or open in an elfin smile. The long Botticelli neck carries the eye to a strange and strong body, with delicate breasts, expressive musculature and the strong haunches of a peasant girl or a centaur. Kinski is a true camera animal because these disparate, classically mismatched parts...
...SOUTH IN SHOCK Texas, at least, made it through the cold without widespread calamity. Schools closed for much of the week, and haute Houston seemed to welcome the rare chance to preen in fur coats and fancy down parkas. Some token flakes fell on that city, and one delivery boy said excitedly: "I've only seen it once boy said excitedly: "I've only seen it once before." There were some real problems: power outages were widespread, the Rio Grande Valley's tomato and pepper crops were nearly wiped out. In El Paso, where the streets iced...
...others, repulsed either by the endless references to Bermuda, the heavy Porcellian-Krok alliance, or by a cappella singing in general, the Krok music and spirit remains anathema. Yet the Kroks should be seen, and their unique talent appreciated, if not savored. Watching those immaculate dandies preen, one can imagine, just for a moment, how the other half lives, sings--and sometimes--flourishes...