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...charges that they were tampering with the American way of life, not to mention the birth rate, but they did not ignore the rising price of used convertibles. So they started making them again. There was a time, similarly, when wrinkle-free plastic fabrics were supposed to replace cotton shirts forever. But when enough people complained that the plastic didn't let much air through, the cotton shirt returned, at handsomely increased prices. It is now the centerpiece of the approved yuppie uniform...
Reagan walked a bit gingerly but waved a blue Navy cap jauntily as he said goodbye to the hospital doctors and nurses. Looking surprisingly fit and fully at ease in blue slacks and an open-necked shirt, the President boarded a Marine helicopter with Nancy for the 15-minute flight to the White House lawn, where some 2,000 well-wishers awaited him. At the White House, the Marine jazz band serenaded the smiling couple as hundreds of gaily colored balloons were released. Reagan's high spirits were also reflected in his Saturday radio broadcast, taped at the hospital...
Harold M. Agnew's elbows make a pair of wings for his head, on top of which his hands fold in a clasp. The elbows are covered by suede patches sewn onto a brown tweed jacket. The collar of his brown polo shirt is worn over the jacket collar. There is a Western-style belt of silver and turquoise, and something of a belly: the paunch of a man of 64 who was an athlete 40 years ago. He looks like Spencer Tracy now. His desk looks like a pile of raked leaves. On walls and tables...
After the meet, there was a reception for all involved at the Charles Hotel. The event was a great chance to interact with the Oxford-Cambridge team, celebrate with Yale teammates, receive awards, reflect on significance of the meet, and exchange a Harvard track T-shirt for an Achilles Oxford-Cambridge shirt...
Instead of emerging from the plot’s pivotal events, the incredible poignancy of Extremely Loud derives from passing thoughts or quick exchanges that reveal the sadness, struggles, and strength of the novel’s characters. That Oskar would invent a birdseed shirt reads more touchingly than his sudden decision to dig up the coffin...