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About a year ago, I obsessed over an article about professors. The piece would have all the stuff you secretly want to know--the cars they drive, the golf clubs in the trunk, the government research that pays for it all. Who are these people, where do they live, where do they go for Thai? I needed to know these things and so did FM readers. The piece would demonstrate true FM investigative reporting. Heck, we'd tail them if we had to, cribbing notes with every turn of the burled walnut steering wheel. Yesiree, stalking professors...
...activities. If keeping up with your kid's schedule is killing you, you might insist that he choose between karate lessons and the theater troupe. Parents should also sneak away from work and family occasionally to feed their own interests and have fun. I keep a basketball in the trunk of my car just for this purpose. The way I see it, there are things I may never be able to fix, at work or at home, but at least I can work on my jump shot...
...just by coincidence," mocks Salt Lake County sheriff's deputy Brad Harmon, "that if something happens, they've got samurai swords, chains and knives in the trunk...
RUNNING EMPTY Worried about toting a potentially incendiary jug of extra fuel in your trunk? Your answer may be Spare Tank. It's a gasoline derivative much less combustible than ordinary gas, thus less likely to explode. Still, it packs enough punch, when mixed with residual fuel in your tank, to get you to the next station. Cost: a high-octane $24.99 a gallon...
Watkins and other top specialists employ a program of "trunk stabilization" exercises for professional and amateur athletes. The idea is simple: put the spine in a safe, neutral position; then run it through a series of rotational exercises designed to increase overall range of motion and strengthen the supporting muscles of the spine. (A description of these trunk-stabilization exercises can be found at www.spinecenter.org...