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...Randy curls the mustache into a sinister little shape, slicks his mohawk to one side and starts dancing to Elvis's "Return to Sender." He laughs and sticks the prop back in his pocket. Beth jumps up and runs down the steps to say goodbye to some preppy kids who are leaving for the day. She hugs them; they hug back, gingerly, avoiding the spikes on her vest...
With new funds forming a solid foundation, Radcliffe can begin to shape a genuine academic community out of its once-disparate parts...
Radcliffe leaders also say a single academic theme running through the Institute could give a shape and coherence to research. That theme would change every few years...
When the Red Sox commit errors, they often lose the game (as they did in this series). When the Yankees play Roger Clemens (now in better shape than he ever was in his last years with the Sox) against Pedro Martinez, they lose the game. There are consequences to actions. When the umpires mess up, they suffer only momentary embarrassment, but the teams and the fans all lose, because the game has been interfered with. Change the rules; hold the umpires accountable...
Failing to tough out my own problems, I hand him my fishing line, which I now have tangled into the shape of a bird's nest, a condor's. He begins to work at it with saintly patience, then to my great relief, shows normal human frustration by letting out an expletive that has to do with maternity and copulation...