Word: soberness
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...Good Friday was a somber day, during which people will be in church—“It’s like the Christian Yom Kippur.” I don’t think, though, that he understood; it was difficult to convey the idea of a sober, purely religious holiday, when we are so accustomed to secular ones. And I guess I could see where he was coming from: it’s pleasant to imagine Costa Ricans heading, en masse, to the beach, pleasant to think that you could arrive at a place and find...
...used to be. "When I was younger, I wore it all on my sleeve," Foer says. "I think writing helped me change that because it was another way of showing myself." So, is mini-Liberace gone forever? Just for a micro-second, so that you almost miss it, the sober demeanor is gone, and Foer lets himself look a little bit mischievous: "You don't know what's under this sweater...
...other permanent ‘Marsvoltian’, led until 2001) the drug policy with this record was to wait until after the recording to start the debauchery. The good news, for those who have warmed to the histrionic, full-blown theatrics of the Mars Volta, is that the sober influence is not felt...
...which says a lot about the show’s new identity. Let me explain: The old rules no longer apply. “Drink a shot every time someone from Ryan’s past makes an appearance?” You’re sober, buddy. “Pound a beer every time someone loses their virginity?” Thanks a lot Zach, you huge pussy. We made up a new game for Season 2 in which you drink every time there is a gimmicky plot twist, a character who acts despicably out of character...
...were overserved on your 30th birthday, as was Dean Karnazes, the idea of running 100 miles might have seemed entirely sensible at the time. That night Karnazes decided to run himself sober, and about 30 miles later, he was. Since then, he has dumped the cocktails and extended the mileage, but there's no easy explanation for what compelled him to run 262 miles over 75 hours, which seems to be the farthest anyone has ever gone in one shot; or to run the 199-mile Relay, a 12-man team race, solo...