Word: receptionist
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...make my appointment for a rejuvenation treatment at a Hong Kong men's skincare center, figuring I can undo 27 years of neglect in about two hours. Upon my arrival, the receptionist hands me a glass of lemonade (I wonder briefly if I am meant to splash it on my face) and a detailed questionnaire about my skin type. Surprisingly, "dull and pasty" isn't an option, but I fill out the rest. Do I have oily skin? Check-during adolescence my forehead was practically a member of OPEC. Enlarged pores? You bet-I've named some of them after...
...Gomez works as a receptionist at the FamilyMed health Clinic in Cicero, which will also close for the day. Her boss, Dr. Vittorio Caterino, a native of Italy who emigrated to the U.S. as a child in 1970 with this family, said proposed legislation that would label masses of tax-paying illegals as felons is unconscionable. Caterino will close his office doors and take to the streets in support today. "Do politicians even think about who picks vegetables in this country or who?s working in restaurants they go to? It makes no sense to deport all these people...
...lives with an old friend in Arkansas and has happily renewed relations with her family. She revels in simple things--like watching Star Wars--without having to ask permission. But her new life has been difficult. She has no savings and no real résumé. She works as a receptionist, earning $6.75 an hour. Disillusioned by her Opus Dei experience, she no longer attends Mass...
...hand to capture bad behavior. How, he asks, is he supposed to snort a line in front of a bunch of strangers if they’re all taking pictures of him? Ah, the tribulations of fame. These lyrics, straight off tabloid front-pages, are delivered to the receptionist, the psychologist, the masseuse and the group therapist at the resort-like clinic—he skips the group hug to let us know that “when you’re a famous boy, it gets really easy to get girls”—and finally...
...works at a nearby office of H&R Block, the tax- return service. "I do everything there," she says. "I am the receptionist. The cashier. I open the office, close the office. I'm the one who takes the money to the bank. I do taxes." A widow, she lives alone in an apartment building for seniors. Her four children help with the rent, but she is reluctant to accept anything more. "All my children are great, but I do not like to ask them for anything," she said. "I'm waiting for myself to get old, when I will...