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...kept her secret from him out of shame or pride or the determination to make sure everything went smoothly when he came home on the weekends. "No," she says. She's had to talk about this over the years, but she looks away, clearly wishing she could skip it this time. "It was about my mistaken understanding of my relationship with my husband. He is my best friend. And I didn't go to him, and I didn't talk to him when I should have. I thought I didn't need to bother him; he was very busy. That...
...They are, after all, the spectacles that make this place unique. After checking in to one of the more grownup hotels--the so-new-it-smells-like-paint Westin Imagine has a barman, Kyle McCann, who does masterly things with flavored vodka--go ahead and submit to Disney World. Skip the main park and head for Animal Kingdom ($75). Cynics will argue, correctly, that the park's Kilimanjaro Safaris are merely rides around a large zoo. But this zoo has no walls, and you see it from a rover-style truck. The animals might walk right...
DIED The son of legendary Chicago Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray, Skip Caray kept the family tradition alive while developing his own style and devoted following. The voice of the Atlanta Braves for more than three decades, Caray provided commentary punctuated by his wry wit and irreverent humor--as in the game in which he declared each batter's success against pitcher Jung Bong "another hit off of Bong." Though he was derided by some for overly favoring his home team, among loyal Braves fans that was more of a reason to adore...
...what is perhaps most important of all is that they will be doing so in record numbers. About 20% of the electorate cast early ballots of some kind in 2004 and that figure jumped to 25% in the 2006 elections. Early voting experts believe it will skip again in this cycle to around 30%. That could mean that perhaps 35 to 40 million people will cast ballots before the polls open...
Woods will skip the Open this year to recover from knee surgery, improving the odds that one of the nearly-greats of golf might win. But even without Woods, Birkdale will provide an intimidating test of emotional fortitude and technical acumen. Colin Montgomerie, who finished second to Woods in the 2005 Open at St. Andrews, says British links courses such as Birkdale magnify the inherent capriciousness of golf, demanding extraordinary patience and equanimity in the face of fickle conditions. In contrast to American courses, the rough in Britain is typically not uniform, leading to inconsistent results for errant shots. What...