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...First Class citizens of the airplane; they may be BusinessFirst(tm). Regardless, the curtain makes my economy seat seem somehow unchaste. For them, drinks before take-off, and service anytime, even when the fasten-seatbelt sign is illuminated by Der Fuhrer in the cockpit. For me, a sip of air conditioning refuse at the whim of the machine...
...that Clinton has made Social Security the Holy Grail, everyone has to sip from his cup. McCain spent last week denouncing Bush's "fiscally irresponsible" tax-cut plan for threatening Social Security while returning 60% of the surplus to the top 10% of wage earners, "like most of his top contributors." Said McCain: "I don't believe rich Americans need tax breaks." His plan, which he intends to unveil this week, would cost about $600 billion over 10 years, or 40% less than Bush's, and focus on Social Security protection and on propping up lower-income Americans. McCain...
While Josef Joffe was technically correct to say in his essay about coffee drinking [ESSAY, Dec. 6] that "there isn't a Starbucks in sight on Tiananmen Square," there are some just a short walk away. In fact, there are several, where you can enjoy a latte or sip a double-tall mocha. Beijing is transforming itself into a modern metropolis with Starbucks full of Chinese and expats getting their Java jolt. When it comes to coffee bars, Beijing is no latte lightweight. CHRISTOPHER OXLEY Beijing
Things are different now. Everything is hurry up and go. No one has time to linger at the big democratic center table at Bartley's Burger Cottage. Few diners slowly sip their lime rickeys while reading the sports page or striking up a conversation with a stranger sitting at the next chair...
...sent e-mail, nothing more. But all of us at one time or another have committed the sin of selfishness by mistaking a kiosk for our home computer, settling in for the long haul of reading detailed messages, writing novel-length responses and taking ample time to pause and sip our coffee between keystrokes...