Word: yearnings
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...became instantly famous upon his completion of the first transatlantic airplane flight in May 1927, and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, a well-known author and an accomplished aviator herself. But in her new memoir, Under a Wing, Lindbergh quickly demystifies flying with Charles Lindbergh: "I know many people would yearn to have had the same experience, but as far as I was concerned, I was just sitting in the rear cockpit of a very small airplane, feeling a little sick to my stomach...
Does the thought of 6 a.m. practices on a windy river excite you? Did watching Head of the Charles make you yearn to row? If you want to be in one of those tippy boats by this time next year, better go to Community Rowing. They can teach you the tricks of the trade and no prior experience is required. What are you waiting for? Put on some Patagonia gear and head over. Take the six week course they offer, and maybe you can join the team before the season ends. 10 Nonantum Rd., Newton, near the Newton Marriott...
Even if they are pleasantly impressed by Abdullah, many in Washington will continue to yearn for King Fahd. He was a monarch who seldom wavered in his friendship and almost never spoke out against the U.S., while Abdullah will more readily express Arab frustration with American policies such as support for Israel and the unilateral bombing of suspected terrorist facilities. "Under Fahd, we had a 'special relationship,'" says a Saudi official. "Now we may have 'special differences...
...into another fit of high school hysteria and are demanding that the President be impeached. Oh. My. God. Think about it. It would be the most bizarre horror show in history. As Alex Cockburn, in a frenzy of anticipation (some people do appreciate black comedy), put it, "How I yearn for it! To watch Newt Gingrich...pacing the battlements of moral rectitude will be as heady a tonic as was the French Revolution to young Wordsworth. Bliss it is in this dawn to be alive! It could be as great a carnival of hypocrisy as this nation has ever seen...
Like most marriages, the Clintons' is a mystery, only more so. How can she stand his repeated betrayals? Does she yearn for power that much, or does she, in the words of Sara Ehrman, the friend who reluctantly drove her across the country from a promising legal career in Washington to instant obscurity practicing law in Arkansas, still "love him something awful"? The Clintons nearly separated in the late '80s, after the then Governor had an affair. But several years ago, a friend noticed that the marriage was much improved. "Hillary liked living above the store. He was under...