Word: wondered
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...certainly not the only person blessed with close family and friends--and I know I'm not the only one frightened of losing them. The two teenage assailants apparently felt no such respect for human life. As horrifying as their actions were, I cannot help but wonder what drove them to that point of violent hatred--and can only hope that my own loved ones are never forced reach...
When good things are done by rich people, we tend to wonder why. Dallas Cowboys tycoon Jerry Jones, who says he has people highlight passages in books for him so that he doesn't have to read any, gave $1 million to the Library of Congress last Wednesday. Financier George Soros spent some $2 million last year toward making marijuana legal for medical use. Now comes leveraged-buyout mogul Ted Forstmann, who together with Wal-Mart heir John Walton is spending $100 million to give 40,000 scholarships to disadvantaged children who want an alternative to public school. This week...
...BORED. VERY, VERY BORED. ALSO, COLD AND WET. WHEN WE HEAR THE FIRST BARS OF MUSIC EMANATE forth from a nearby boom box, our spirits soar. Thank god someone was resourceful enough to bring a radio. We're too tired to wonder why they haven't employed it before. We're ready to groove to some tunes...
...been interesting over the years. First grade: People attribute my success with the alphabet to "lots of practice." Second grade: My teacher expresses concern. People wonder if I get less time on tests because I spend so long writing my name. I assure them that my academics have not suffered as a result of my surname. I do, however, learn that if I want my name to fit in the upper right hand corner of a piece of notebook paper, I should start in the middle of the page, not four-fifths over to the right, where everyone else does...
Those who want some kultchah but want it cheapand nearby can head to the Sackler for"Ellsworth Kelly: The Early Drawings," anexhibition of the artist's work from his post-WWIIyears in France. OR: Ever wonder what you could dowith a strobotron, a rapatronic, or aphenakistoscope? Find the answers in the images ofHarold "Doc" Edgerton at "Flashes of Inspiration."These early strobe photographs will challenge thevery foundation of your flimsy beliefs.Ellsworth Kelly at the Arthur M. SacklerMuseum. FREE with a Harvard ID. Flashes ofInspiration at the MIT Museum, 265 Mass...