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...should also tell her about the news of the obvious truth. That took me decades to learn. As a young writer, I was the dandiest, cleverest wit and wise guy--a cinch if one possesses the meager gifts. And then after witnessing enough pain and plain courage in the world, I simply reversed course and started writing about the life before my eyes. Eventually one understands that the world is largely made up of obvious truths, lying in the open, begging to be repeated...
...hopes to be Pope, it's important not to say so, but hiding one's light entirely is not wise either. Like junior professors on track for tenure, some papabili are prolific authors. Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini's commentary on the Gospel of Mark is currently making the rounds and Cardinal Dionigi Tettemanzi published the 650-page New Christian Bioethics last year. A little strategic globe hopping may help too. Ray Flynn, the former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, believes that to rank the papabili it's important to "get their frequent-flyer reports." A lifelong Catholic, Flynn...
...item on our family corn maze [TREND ALERT, March 5] incorrectly stated that we created the maze to "save the family farm." I am proud to say that it didn't need "saving," owing to the fact that for the past 50 years my parents and grandparents have, through wise management and hard work, been able to create and maintain a productive working dairy farm. Our decision to create the Great Vermont Corn Maze was aimed at getting me and my husband back onto the farm and having our kids live closer to their grandparents. We hope that in time...
...just working harder now," Birtwell says of his fellow ace. "Everyday, whether we had practice or not, he was in the training room doing rehab, strengthening his arm. Pitching-wise, he's just going to be better...
...great to have a lefty in the rotation," Hopps said. "He's gotten much better consistency-wise, both from a velocity standpoint and with strength and stamina...