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...everything--marriage, mortgages, careers, the Russian Revolution--in order to spend their days and nights moving little carved objects up and down a quadrate board." My hope is that after a couple of weeks I'll OD and swear off the stuff. I'll fall so far off the wagon that, in reaction, I won't have another taste for years. But just in case it does not turn out that way, be warned. If my column stops appearing, you'll know why. If I stop showing up at the office, look for me in the homeless shelter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drinking Aftershave: A Confession | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

...Bicentennial Wagon Train capsule: along with the signatures of 22 million Americans, it was stolen on July 4, 1976, just before Gerald Ford was to bury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: If Saving Time in a Bottle, Don't Lose the Bottle | 1/1/2000 | See Source »

...Detroit Lions linebacker who was Carruth's teammate at the University of Colorado. He recalls that Carruth, who majored in English, shied away from bars, preferring to read or attend the theater. Carruth also avoided the media, often refusing to give any interviews. "In our family, an empty wagon makes the most noise," says his mother Theodry Carruth, explaining his quiet demeanor. She claims he was ready to turn himself in but "fled because he got poor legal advice and he was scared." The Panthers took a harsher view of Carruth's actions and released him. "This thing is beyond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The End of His Season | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

Most of his classmates are still asleep as 15-year-old Jonathan Robinson stands on a dark street corner on the north side of St. Louis, Mo., waiting for Miss Judy's yellow school bus. Even before the bus arrives, he sees his mother in her Ford station wagon, pulling over on her way to work. She rolls down the window and waves a $5 bill--lunch money. Jonathan leans in and kisses her goodbye. Minutes later he boards the bus for the half-hour trek to Webster Groves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wednesday: 6:15 A.M. The Early Bus | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

...dreamed of riding a horse through high country, driving thousands of head of cattle, eating from the chuck wagon, sleeping under a starry sky and, yes, wearing those terrific clothes--chaps, and boots with spurs--every day? Sure, quitting your day job and becoming a full-time cowboy is probably out of the question. But it is possible to try your hand at tossing a perfectly circled rope through the air over the head of a 1,000-lb. cow. At the Cowboy School, based in Pearce, Ariz., Bob King teaches novice cowboys (O.K., cowpersons) old-time roping techniques, plus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Fulfill a Fantasy | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

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