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...that I never see their faces, though I do see their general presence - as comfortably padded, well-padded. And that's where I came up with the expression "traditionally built." It sort of flowed from a discussion she had about traditional notions of beauty in Africa, which would tend to celebrate fleshiness. It indicates that she's not going to be swayed by passing fashion. Her build is traditional. It shows that she is comfortable with herself, and she will find a good way of describing the way she is, rather than a negative...
...generally tend - and it doesn't just apply to African politics - but I usually keep out of political comment. As a writer, I have readers who will have a range of political views. I don't think they look to me for political guidance. It's a bit of an abuse of a position to do that. I draw a distinction between the private side of one's live and the public...
...Bass) was released in March. Lafair's research shows that, much as we like to believe that our behavior is entirely rational and governed by our conscious mind, our thoughts and actions are often driven by the roles we learned in our families as children. And under pressure, we tend to revert to old patterns. That fellow standing at the watercooler telling tasteless jokes at the top of his lungs, for instance, probably comes from a family saddened by some painful event (a serious chronic illness, an early death), where his job as a child was to try to cheer...
...when we can lose our homes in the process. This is a serious problem for the uninsured. Most doctors are pretty decent folk who actually like what they have spent their lives learning to do, and they wouldn't mind doing some free work. As a group, though, we tend to be quite risk averse. We worry about the downside - it's where we live. Our insurance premiums can be crushing: it's $240,000 a year for a neurosurgeon in New York now. One way or another, it's an expense that gets passed down...
...Increasingly, however, science is showing that human beings, regardless of their intelligence, are prone to misconstrue and misperceive. We contradict ourselves. We tend to focus on facts that match our expectations and underrate possibilities that might derail our intentions. We're sentimental. We're biased. We're influenced by others. And intelligence offers no immunity to these baked-in flaws...