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From that suspended moment--with the smell of revelation in the air but the actual article nowhere to be found, as if the author had accidentally left it in his other coat--2666 tacks sideways into the mind of a philosophy professor who teaches in Santa Teresa and may slowly be going insane, and then again into another genre entirely, a hard-boiled yarn about a journalist sent to Santa Teresa from New York City to cover a boxing match. It becomes clear only in the book's fourth section that Bolańo is performing these lateral leaps the better...
...Billy Bartley, the son of the restaurant’s founder, is manning the counter while grilling six patties and 12 burger buns at the same time. Constantly chuckling and joking with his customers and employees, Bartley does not seem busy at all. The captivating smell of burgers and fries and the steaming heat from the grills are filling up the Cottage so much that one can nearly taste them...
...find a sophomore in two years to pick it up when I graduate,” Hiatt said as he transferred the fermenting liquid from the barrel to the carboy to remove sediment. He spends about ten hours a week preparing Smada, making the hallways of Randolph smell like the steam behind John Harvard’s. “Just smell it, it smells great,” he said...
...routine washing, clean socks or even new shoes, Weleda Foot Balm may be the antifunk weapon for you. I first tried it because the company, named for a Germanic healer and priestess, claimed that the myrrh ingredient had antibacterial qualities. I kept using it because of its light lemongrass smell - and because it absorbs quickly, so you don't have to worry about slip-sliding away on the bathroom floor. And now my feet don't stink. Price...
...well as a spray. Powders are messy but necessary for serious offenses; the spray is a better alternative for less heinous stink, whether it's from shoes or feet. The products' aroma is pretty subdued for containing tea tree oil (akin to a sweeter version of Listerine) - an acquired smell, but definitely a foot-stench stomper. Price: about $5.50 for powder; about $3.70 for spray. Read more Checkpoints here...