Have you ever wondered what the secretaries are writing on their notepads? If they speak English, they are likely writing in Sir Isaac Pitman’s shorthand.
We like to think our food preferences are personal, but they may have more to do with our social position. Kale is a perfect example.
People have long noted that there is something different about Florida. It is the only state, it is said, where the further north you travel, the further south you get.
The abandoned Nike Missile Site, surrounded by the Everglades, is a reminder of when humans almost destroyed the world and a warning that we could still lose everything today.
Could it be that those who chiefly experience the world around them by car simply don’t think the same as those who get around by foot? In other words, do sidewalks actually produce Democrats?
Is it all right to snag soufflé cups, or am I just from a family of petty pilferers?
“Someone at the meeting,” confided Dad, his voice thick with secrecy and excitement, “has a key to the Club. This is very VIP. Strictly big time. Only special people have keys to the Club.” The Playboy Club! The hair on my unshaven legs hackled up. I was a budding feminist and hated Hugh Hefner with the best of them.
Dispatches from a conference celebrating the Man of Steel's 75th birthday.
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