Word: toweritis
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...course, a few weeks later as a tickle at the back of my throat turned from marching ants to fire ants to bombardier beetles, I retreated from this tower. The dread of oncoming cold quickly squeezed out any scientific haughtiness I may have harbored, and I marched to CVS to buy my first bottle of Echinacea. For my entire sophomore year I supplemented my vitamin-C (a habit I could justify by appealing to the “anti-oxidant” powers of ascorbic acid) with little capsules filled with what looked like old grass clippings...
...scoffed at this quaint notion. Taking herbal supplements sounded more like witchcraft than modern medicine. If this stuff did anything, I reasoned, researchers would have found out about it, analyzed it, extracted the active ingredients, and marketed the remedy to consumers. I felt saved and superior in my tower of Panglossian reasoning...
...array of tours and the span of interests they cover ensure adventures for all. Walks operate at all hours, without reservations--or regard to weather. A good beginning might be a stroll through the old central city, home of the Tower of London. Move on to historic Chelsea and Greenwich, explore literary Bloomsbury, then follow the footsteps of Jack the Ripper with a leading crime historian. Sample the pubs along the Thames; prowl the Mayfair world of Princess Diana--maybe even run into a royal; rub elbows with gowned barristers at the Inns of Court and then finish...
...someone who had acrophobia, I understand how a person can be afraid of things that most others don't find threatening. I beat my acrophobia by riding on roller coasters and going to the top of the Eiffel Tower. I confronted my fears. This may not work for everybody, and it took a long time to have the guts to do it. But I decided that I wasn't going to live my whole life with my phobia. To others with phobias, I say, Don't let such fears control you. You deserve better. ADRIAN M. GONZALEZ GUERRA Monterrey, Mexico...
...Square is also pricey and corporate, with an Abercrombie & Fitch, a Gap and Urban Outfitters, a HMV and a Tower Records...