Word: things
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What's the draw? For one thing, say fans, the shows--yin to the cops-and-car-chase, reality-fare yang--are an emotional thrill ride. It's great weeping material when real dads kiss real daughters goodbye at the altar or when childless couples are handed a baby by a birth mother. And then there's the encouragement of seeing commitment-friendly men, who well up more often than their female companions. (Says Pie Town Productions' Joan O'Connor, who is single, of her work as one of the producers of Baby: "It has given me some hope...
...that there will be a scramble to sign up full names, like anitahamilton. (I opted for the hackerish unusablesignal--homage to the error message that the television in my office has displayed ever since I ripped the cable out of it and plugged it into my PC.) Another good thing: you can customize your welcome screen with a list of sites you most often visit. Also, users can now retrieve deleted e-mail up to 24 hours after the time of trashing--a dubious move that's certain to increase the divorce rate...
...first thing I learned in the class, which was offered through Stonehearth Open Learning Opportunities, of Conway, N.H., in conjunction with my local hiking club, was to adjust my definition of wilderness conditions. Any activity taking place more than an hour away from medical attention--whether it's hiking all day or sailing a mile offshore--can quickly feel as if it's in a remote wilderness when an accident occurs. As Dr. Frank Hubbell, one of the founders of SOLO, notes, "When you get to a trailhead, you have to start thinking like a pioneer...
Without question, Lo's Diary should be published. But it needn't be read. This slip of a thing never emerges from the shadows that tower over it: those of Humbert--that predatory wretch condemned to sing so beautifully of his sin--and his grand, glowering creator. It will have utility only if it leads readers back to the immortal original. Choir, please turn to page 9 of The Annotated Lolita. All together now: "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul...
...used to be that way. Katharine Hepburn once said to me, "There's only one good thing about talk shows. People get to watch...