Word: understandable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There was never a need to explain the details. People always seemed to nod in agreement, heads cocked, with a hint of pity in their eyes. Maybe they didn't understand the nuances--that not being into one night stands at final clubs or ready to be engaged to the first boy I locked eyes with during first-year orientation week relegated me to a loathsome majority of eligible co-eds always hoping that Valentine's Day fell on a Wednesday. Maybe they wrongfully assumed my idea of fun was a night in the Widener stacks...
Maybe I've been watching too many like movies like The Matrix. Perhaps you are looking for a more laid-back, easy-to-understand (too easy, if you ask me), fun, relaxing movie. Well then, maybe your search can stop with Muppets From Space. Though, I believe, you can do better...
...last week I have learned the names of most of the 200 riders of the Tour de France. I have learned more about the art and rules of cycling than I ever thought I could understand or retain. I have even learned to keep my eyes peeled for the yellow jersey of overall leader Lance Armstrong with an excitement verging on fanaticism...
Experts today, as in the past, prescribe moderation. Noted. But you should consult Farouk's example in order to understand the weaknesses of moderation. When Farouk was dieting, trying to lose weight, he had 600 oysters a week flown in from Copenhagen. That was austerity--for him. Moderation tends to be subjective and loves to work on a sliding scale...
...many of us, moderation even goes against human nature. Extreme case: a rancher friend of mine in West Texas, to whom I offered a beer at lunch, declined it, remarking philosophically, "You know, Lay-yance, I never have been able to understand one beer. If you drink one, you want to drink a case or two. And we don't have time for that today...