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Even now, she admits to being at a nexus; driving her truck and taking classes, doing her homework at 4 in the morning, falling asleep in the library, staying awake behind the wheel. A severe shoulder injury at work in October has forced her to look at things with a new perspective and wonder if it’s time to concentrate all her energies on education...

Author: By Jonelle M. Lonergan, | Title: POSTCARD FROM OXFORD: The Road to Northampton | 7/13/2001 | See Source »

...perhaps, ten minutes later when the hand lands on my shoulder. Usually this means, "Hey Buddy, could you pass this fiver to the hot dog guy," or if at Yankee Stadium, "Hey, Buddy, take that Sox cap off or I'll take it off for ya!". In this instance, I turn and see a man's face very close to mine, an expression between urgency and fright upon it. I'm surprised above all else. "Come," he says. "It was your daughter that was hit with the foul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Caroline's First Game | 7/3/2001 | See Source »

...learn something else during this short walk. You absolutely cannot play the game that goes, if the ball had just been six inches higher it would have missed her, or six inches lower it would have hit her in the shoulder. Because the follow-up thought is, if it had been two and a half inches up and to the right, it would have struck her in the temple. The thought makes me shiver, and I nearly faint. I shake it off and continue toward home plate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Caroline's First Game | 7/3/2001 | See Source »

When Joel returned, I could look over his shoulder as he surfed the Net. It was weird but oddly riveting to see his cursor click, click, click its way across my screen. But in the end, there were no busty babes, no Catholic school girls looking for trouble. He actually spent most of his time on CNN.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Internet Insecurity | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

...wouldn't know it from the store windows at Bloomingdale's, not to mention a huge feature in Vogue's May issue, all touting the movie's high-style fashions. Sure, women started wearing vests, ties and baggy pants after Annie Hall and slouched around in off-the-shoulder sweatshirts after Flashdance. But Hollywood's recent efforts to force-feed movie-inspired fashions to the American public have met with only mixed success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Would You Wear This? | 7/2/2001 | See Source »

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