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...five other rooms in the Wigglesworth basement, all awaiting refurbishing and thus empty. These options, of course, disregard what should be the obvious choice for them, going to one of their rooms. I don't understand why they didn't. If they both have roommates, we all know the towel on the door trick. It's cheesy but it's worth it, because going behind closed doors would be more comfortable for them...
Wade Boggs says he wants to reach the 3,000 hit plateau before he throws in the towel...
...Having a nurse do everything for you is hard," he says. "I feel I'm always imposing. I find myself saying 'I'm sorry.' I've got dry skin, and I'll often say, 'Could you take a towel and just vigorously scrub my face? I'm sorry.' Or, 'I'm sorry, but my nose is running.' But everybody's willing to help. I used to have a hard time asking. I'm better about it now. But the more I can do for myself, the better I feel...
...with electronic ignitions have made matches passe; contraptions like the Camp Kitchen from Coleman, the Kansas-based gear purveyor, allow any hiker to play Martha Stewart. The portable kitchen weighs only 35 lbs. and yet contains 6 ft. of counter space, a sink, stove space, storage shelves, a paper-towel rack, a set of backgammon and a set of checkers. It all fits in a suitcase-size carrier. At $199 the movable diner is one of the company's best sellers...
...Paper-towel racks? Sinks? Shouldn't nature remain the uncoziest of places? Not anymore. The point of all this paraphernalia, says Michael Hodgeson, editor of the trade publication Outdoor Retailer, "is to take the indoors outdoors and add a little cush to the hard edge of the wilderness." Add a little cush and, some would argue, take away...