Word: rubbers
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...used to accompany my parents to visit Noah at Fairview, we would sometimes see other parents visiting their middle-aged "boys" - some of them strapped into helmets because of their self-injurious behavior - who walked with the same stiff-legged gait, bobbed their heads from side to side, twiddled rubber bands or twigs in their hands and sometimes smacked their foreheads with their fists. They were unlovely men, I thought, lost, impossible to like. But once the parents were gone, who was supposed to keep making these visits and these phone calls checking up on their sons and attending these...
...wedding, over time it is costing him a bundle to remain unmarried: since he is not covered by his partner's company health-insurance plan, he pays $12,000 a year for his own policy. "As I get older and sicker, I'm much more likely to get the rubber stamp," he admits...
...like to serve the frittata hot, let it stand at room temperature about 15 minutes. If you prefer it warm or at room temperature, let it stand a little longer. Run a rubber spatula around the edges of the frittata and shake the pan gently to free the bottom of the frittata. You can serve the frittata right out of the pan or slide it out onto a serving platter...
...words “bafana, bafana” emanate from a practice room in the basement of Annenberg Hall on a Monday night this spring. Inside the room, a line of Harvard students wearing what look like rubber rainboots stomp their feet, twisting, jumping and slapping at their cumbersome footwear. One student voices commands in a foreign tongue: encouraging words in varied tones and volumes. The group responds. Such performative exchanges—not to mention the boots—are a good indication of what makes the group distinctive. But the Harvard College Gumboots Dance Troupe is about more...
That's the beauty of megafamily shows: left, right and center can find reasons to love and judge. Family-planning is the ground zero where the personal meets the political--where the rubber, or the lack of one, meets the road. It's the practical application of all those buzzwords: family values, life, choice, our children's futures. That's why we freaked over Octomom; it's why Sarah Palin's fans and foes fixated so much on her pregnancy and her daughter...