Word: saneness
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...perfected in all my years of carrying around Bon Appétit issues like badges of my food expertise was a mean bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins, and banana. And even with my irrational love of porridge, I’m capable of recognizing that no sane person truly loves oatmeal. Hours spent poring over cookbooks in order to prepare dinner wasn’t what I had in mind when I pictured a talented chef. Anyone can follow a recipe and make it look like the photo; I wanted to be able to stroll through a market...
...That the majority managed to stay sane and build a new life fascinates curator Hendriksen. In her own dark times, she says, she draws inspiration from the convict women, who would have thumbed their nose at authority and used humor and friendship to ward off despair. Writing for the catalog, she wonders why she and others are so interested in the convicts' stories: "Is it a sense of impotence of our effect, of our power to act in the world in a meaningful way? Are these women's stories a life affirmation to counteract the existential abyss that can sometimes...
...flagging stationery industry, calling cards--essentially nonbusiness business cards--have brought a welcome dose of energy. Some are teenier than standard business cards, others much bigger, and many come in bright colors that seem anything but stodgy. Among the buyers: playdate-seeking parents eager for a sane way to exchange contact info, retirees who miss having business cards to hand out (Memphis stationer Baylor Stovall calls them "cruise-ship customers") and itinerant young professionals whose cell phones and e-mail addresses are their most reliable locators. Elaine Milnes, a stay-at-home mom in Grand Rapids, Mich...
...Ryan will commute to the Library of Congress - quite a trek from her home in Fairfax, Calif. Until she takes office this fall, she will try to maintain her normal routine, riding her bicycle in the hills and running - the things, she says, "that keep me sane...
...Fourth of July has come and gone and the August recess is a few weeks away. It's summer's dead center point and even the obsessive presidential candidates seem to be bowing to the season with unusually sane schedules. They're still flying around the country at a steady pace, from swing state to fund raiser to photo op, still taking the occasional swipe. But neither is breaking a sweat...