Word: soaks
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...Songs From An American Movie Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile, while the very hint of a concept album (imaginary film soundtrack and all) reeks of pretentious art-rock stabs at achieving something "higher." But for fans, Good Time for a Bad Attitude offers 12 fine songs to soak up, it represents Everclear in rare form-cynical as ever without losing any power or momentum, abrasive as hell but still undeniably catchy...
When I got home last Wednesday evening, my 10-year-old daughter asked me to explain what was happening. As we looked at the papers and TV, I told her she should soak it all in because she was witnessing a moment that would someday be part of her own children's history texts. At first she seemed worried by all the turmoil. I found myself saying that the surprising thing was that there was really no reason to worry. What was most amazing about that day, after people awoke to discover that our election had not produced a result...
...country that single-handedly produced 36 percent of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions in 1990. Washington wants exchangeable "credits" for countries that make progress in cutting emissions, which can then be purchased by the U.S. and other big polluters. It also wants credit for planting forests designed to soak up carbon gases, and to avoid the treaty's prescribing financial penalties for non-compliance. The Europeans are lukewarm on the first two, and ice-cool on the third. Then again, being the world's biggest polluter gives Washington significant leverage over the final form of the treaty. Which...
...wished I relaxed some more - academically, I mean. You know, like when I watch A&E alone, I just soak it in and I can talk about it after. In college, I was like, "Shit, will that be on the test?" But I met my buddies, formed bonds with those guys, and the loyalty is still there...
...night returned to its celebratory atmosphere after the Florida reversal, even though a light drizzle started to soak the crowd...