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...unsentimental, concrete way about a Christmas he and his wife had to spend in Florida, about their vague unhappiness and forced cheer--and their pleasure when a box arrived from back home in Maine, out of the blue, and proved to be full of fir branches whose scent filled the room...
...scent of blood is in the air. Newt Gingrich's ethical woes and flip-flopping on the budget may not yet be mortal wounds, but predatory scrambling is already evident. Supporters of Representative Tom DeLay of Texas, the third-ranking Republican in the House, have been saying aloud that if "Gingrich goes down" to defeat at the polls or as a victim of ethics charges, DeLay will be there to "pick up the pieces." Presumably they mean he will be there too if Newt loses the support of the conservative true believers who have thus far fueled his so-called...
...DAUGHTER'S NURSERY BEARS NO RESEMBLANCE to the Chinese orphanage where she spent four of the first seven months of her life. Upon awakening, she is greeted by the sweet scent of powder and fresh sheets, not the eyewatering stench of disinfectant. During the day, bright light filters through the two windows, stimulating her to explore, just as the darkened orphanage room, with its chipped blue paint, encouraged her to remain idle. And when she prepares for sleep, her cribmates are stuffed animals, not two other children...
...described plans to turn the dinning hall into a winter wonderland by erecting a life-size gingerbread house in the foyer, putting up theater sets depicting a forest along the walls, and using air fresheners to waft the scent of pine needles throughout the room...
...Harvard fervently hold on to tradition and resist the forces of modernization. And what is it we smell as we stroll through each room at the MAC? I would posit that it is the powerful aroma of perspiration and body odor. Much in the spirit of Harvard diversity, this scent usually seems to be a unusual mix of many different types of sweat...