Word: thought
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Speaking of Reggie Jackson and chocolate (my face breaks out at the thought of either one), the new "Reggie" candy bar that will hit the stands next month in time for the opening of the baseball season already has a couple of financial strikes against it. One is its high price (25 cents for a paltry two-ounce bar) and the other is the unique traditionalism of the candy industry...
...talk to dead people," she said for openers, "because it's a waste of time. They never answer back." Okay, I thought, we've got a real case here, so be nice and maybe she'll fall asleep. "Handguns shouldn't be controlled, you know, I mean what if a ghost comes into your house? If you don't have a gun by your bed, what can you do to chase the ghost away? I have my rights, and I want to protect myself from ghosts. . ." On and on she rambled, getting louder and louder until she was literally screeching...
Above all, how in the world will I be able to describe how the earth looks after it has snowed for some time? How can I ever bring snow to the world of cocoanut grottos, hybiscus flowers and jasmin bushes? Words are woefully inadequate, I thought...
...made my biggest snowball of the day in the famed Harvard Yard, and approached the black metal statue of John Harvard. Snow adoration, I thought, would be an appropriate tribute to a man who started all that is Harvard...
Whether all the Gutenbergs will find buyers is another matter. Like great master paintings they are thought to be a splendid investment, but usually only a very few institutions or individuals can afford one. "What can you do with the damn thing?" asked one irreverent book dealer. "These days the Arabs could buy it, but it would be easier to sell them a 10th century Koran than a 15th century Bible...