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...incitements to virtue in the comfort and pleasantness you feel in its exercise"? Even George Washington must shudder in his sleep to hear the constant emphasis on "Judeo-Christian values." It was he who wrote, "We have abundant reason to rejoice that in this Land . . . every person may here worship God according to the dictates of his own heart...
...stream-of- consciousness style of monologue material. One entire show last season was set in a parking garage, as Jerry and his friends searched for their car. In another, Jerry got friendly with ex-New York Mets star Keith Hernandez; the show spun a hilarious comic essay on hero worship and male bonding. "He wants me to help him move!" cries Jerry after one phone call. "I said yes, but I don't feel right about it. I mean, I hardly know...
Only one crucial similarity remains. The food tastes the same. The Coke tastes like Coke, a milkshake tastes like a milkshake. And the hamburger topped with ketchup, mustard and pickle, tastes like, well, a hamburger. So know I know why I, too, worship the glaring yellow "M," the glorious products of a capitalist society. It's because of the food...
Much of this is a reflection not on the athletes themselves, but on those of us who would demand perfection of them. We ask them to be exemplars in every aspect of their lives, and they mock our reverence daily. In that sense, the people who worship athletes can be a little like the devil, leading their redeemer up to a high place and then showing him all the pleasures of the world. "All this," we say, "I will give to you, if only you will show yourself better -- as well as no better -- than the rest...
...Navy has been progressive on some fronts: it had the first woman pilot and astronaut, and has named five female admirals. The Air Force, however, shines by comparison; 97% of its jobs are open to women, as compared with 59% in the Navy. In the Air Force culture, all worship at the altar of technology; she who understands the newest toys largely need not fear harassment...