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...Unfortunately for him, the only ribbon that Walgreens had in stock was black. As his father drove him to deliver the present, Dennis thought it would be funny to make a small addition to the gift. He explains, "completely on a whim, as I was wrapping this box up and recounting this glorious triumph in the eighth grade science fair, I scrawled on a post it note 'this is a bomb, hiss.'" In this moment of inspiration, Dennis forgot something very important: "I forgot to put a return address...
McGrath, 47, didn't grow up dreaming of making naval history. "I'm an accidental Navy officer," she says. "I joined on a whim." The eldest of six children, she spent her high school years at a U.S. base on Guam while her father--James McGrath, a 29-year Air Force veteran--flew B-52 bombing missions over North Vietnam. After graduating from Cal State-Sacramento with a degree in forestry, she spent six years with the U.S. Forestry Service. When she grew bored, her father suggested she give the military...
...Long-time reader, first-time writer. Wrote tonight on a whim--I can't believe I'm the 15th writer--I never win anything! [screaming] I'd just like to give a shout-out to my homegirls in Currier--what's up ladies!!! [screaming...
While some businesses hedge their bets with the help of private weather firms, others guard against Mother Nature's whim with a financial tool--the weather derivative. Created little more than 2 1/2 years ago, weather derivatives are now a $5 billion industry. They are essentially futures contracts ensuring that if certain meteorological conditions unfavorable to sales occur, the company that purchased the contract will be paid without having to prove any losses. And in some cases, companies actually pay the issuer of the derivative if weather ends up being favorable to sales. Either way, the company gets a guaranteed...
...airplane; they may be BusinessFirst(tm). Regardless, the curtain makes my economy seat seem somehow unchaste. For them, drinks before take-off, and service anytime, even when the fasten-seatbelt sign is illuminated by Der Fuhrer in the cockpit. For me, a sip of air conditioning refuse at the whim of the machine...