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...parents for a puppy and then abandons all custodial duties. Last year, for instance, he spent months lobbying Congress (unsuccessfully) to exempt the Unabomber reward from taxes so the bulk of it could go to the victims' fund he and Linda established. Yet David's life, oddly, may be richer now than it has ever been. As a man who has long existed in the shadow of someone else--first his brother, then his wife--he at last finds himself at the center of things. There are humanitarian awards to accept, anti-death penalty interviews to give, victims'-rights speeches...
...Catapulted to collegiate fame and 10 bucks richer, Lothrop lost the election but gained much, much more. He had broken down the door to wacky, collegiate fads, as kids everywhere anxiously followed suit, striving to outdo one another in speed and volume of goldfish consumption. Straightening sweater vests and smoothing down cowlicks, the bravest of our grandparents' generation rose to the challenge...
Overall and long range, however, the growth of the Internet and IT promises much greater gains than losses: in economic growth, productivity, consumption, lower inflation and even, maybe, more leisure. In sum, a better, richer life for almost everyone. To realize the promise of IT, and minimize the risks, we must experiment with new policies and new institutional structures, make provisional decisions about where we should be headed and then experiment some more. The bright side, says Romer, is that it's doable: "We control this process." Both present and past may be prologue, and indeed we ain't seen...
...honest day's labor. All too ready to dismiss this as another whine-fest on my way in, I instead was caught up with the crowd in wildly applauding the willowy Dee Carstensen strumming her harp siren-style and wailing in a thin voice reminiscent of Sixpence None the Richer. But these women were no naifs. Cheryl Wheeler's crystal clear voice whispered and cried up and down the scales and gave slightly melodramatic lines like, "don't wonder why you left/wonder why you stayed so long" truly tragic depth...
...time Cantabrigians are leaving the city as rents increase, and in their place are a richer bunch...