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...might spend our entire lives trying to find those attributes, of course. But that's O.K. Because if we and our fellow humans were really perfectible, what would we ever watch...
Einstein once said, "It's a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." What would you say to that? -Muhammad Damanhori, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaThat reminds me of Mark Twain, "Don't let your schooling get in the way of your education." I always tell my students that they should spend their time in whatever way helps them learn. I'm perfectly happy if they cut my class because they were doing something that was a better use of their time...
...they're hearing it from former Bachelor Bob Guiney. "The real estate market has come screeching to a halt!" he cries, over the sound of squealing tires, at the beginning of TLC's Date My House. On the new show, anxious sellers stage overnight "dates," in which potential buyers spend the night at the house, the better to "seduce" them into making a "long-term commitment." (The sellers themselves are not thrown in as part of the date package. But let the market drop another 10%, and we'll talk.) "It's time to stop thinking of home sales...
Writers, they say, are whiny, self-indulgent creatures who spend too much time alone. They are egotistical, paranoid and almost always seriously dehydrated. Above all, they are spectacular ingrates. Editors save their asses, and writers do nothing but bitch about it. "If anyone saw the original manuscript from ..." (and you can insert the name of your favorite Pulitzer Prize-winning writer here) "... that guy wouldn't get hired to clean the toilets at the Stockholm Public Library. Say, the Pulitzer is the one they give away in Scandinavia, isn't it? I better remember to change that in a piece...
...universal unlimited meal plan allows freedom from worries concerning finite “credits” for busy students. At many other schools, students are faced with a set of dining limits. Boston College’s main meal plan gives their students $1,995 for dining to spend at will over the course of each semester. New York University offers a selection of meals per week or meals per semester for the buffet-style dining halls with a semesterly allowance (much like our Board Plus) for café-style establishments Under these plans, students have to keep a constant...