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...breathing heavily now, and the sweat has soaked your jersey. Your legs feel a rush of blood and satisfying pain as you turn for the return race. You race, switch oarsmen, turn around--ten races in all, and you head home, panting, tired and exhilirated. A hot shower is all you ask, and you dress slowly to accommodate sore muscles and tired eyes...

Author: By William F. Hammond, | Title: Eat, Sleep and ... Row | 3/19/1981 | See Source »

...star-shock never subsided. I could hardly swallow, let alone speak, the first time I had dinner with a very friendly red-suspendered Dan Rather. On the other hand, I was not all that surprised when I bumped into Andy Rooney one day and found him sporting a pink shower cap with his suit...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: A Summer With Walter and Dan | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

...hotel owner has asked me to leave the hotel, so I move to the 14th to share an apartment with a woman named Illeana. We have no shower, no heat, no air-conditioning, no refrigerator. Illeana is 5-ft., 10-in, and weighs 105 pounds. She is an anorexic vegetarian, who eats only fake camembert cheese and bread crusts. My rent is $250 for one month...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: My Happy Summer in France | 3/17/1981 | See Source »

...down the paper, take a shower, and go to breakfast. If you're already at break-fast, eat your eggs before they get cold...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Hoopsters Fall to Bruins; 73-65 Loss Ends Season | 3/9/1981 | See Source »

When an alarmed Brown squad switched to a full-court press midway through the first half, all chaos broke loose, as the gun-shy referees ignored brawls and a shower of fouls on both teams. Not a point was scored for about eight minutes as the frantic action on the court produced nothing but steals, wild passes, turnovers, repeatedly muffed breakaway attempts, and a broken ankle for sharp-shooter Nancy Boutilier, who may be out for a while...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Cagers Buckle to Brown | 2/18/1981 | See Source »

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