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Like practically any self-respecting politician, most CEOs are rarely willing to admit they have made a mistake. Better to blame something outside their control--the economy, changing tastes, even the weather--than take responsibility for a bad earnings report or missed sales forecast. But the truth is that corporate America has more than its fair share of management failures, setting aside cases of fraud or accounting shenanigans. In fact, despite the unique circumstances in different industries, companies tend to stumble for the same insidious reasons--reasons that often flow from the egoistic pursuit of scale or an unwillingness...
California has beautiful weather, towering sequoias and sweeping views of the Pacific. Sunny beaches, the hottest movie stars and Disneyland. We’re rapped about (California Love), rocked about (Californication) and talked about...
With just 10 minutes left to play in the first half, the good weather that had been holding for most of the day broke, and a slight drizzle started to create problems for players looking for a hold on the ground. In the second half alone, junior goalie Ryan Johnson slipped and fell twice after taking a goal kick...
...political process. You don’t have to live here. There are other civilized countries where you can live, be free and mercilessly make fun of anti-abortion activists safe in the knowledge that their views are totally irrelevant to the political process. Other countries with better weather, where Congress is more lively than “Crossfire.” It is not any more an act of treason to change your citizenship than it is to get a divorce, and if your current country is misguided enough to get its sense of how Iraq is going from...
...what if I was there slapping fives with 50 guys named Sully in Kenmore Square after the Pats upset the Rams in 2002, shirtless and in 20 degree weather; or that I drove 90-plus all the way back from New York after Game 7 last Thursday to get back in time for class; or that I ended up in the hospital after running the Boston Marathon last April; or even that I can spell the Red Sox’s Doug Mientkiewicz’s last name off the top of my head (see, I just did it)? Because...