The day before, he was talking to a friend on the phone and not-so-cryptically said “yeah I bought it last week. (pause) I’m going to do it very soon” – and I was sitting next to him. And minus the waiting for him to poop, I do prefer the way it happened. I appreciated...
There is a complete ligament tear in athird-degree injury. It’s common to confuse a third-degree injury with a broken ankle because of the “pop” or “snap” that happens when the injury occurs, constant intense pain, bruising, joint tenderness, and swelling. Within 30 minutes of the ...
sounds possessed, the way all great rock singers sound possessed, as he beats the shit out of a stray vowel. The song is brutal, brilliant. Drums crack likeLewes firework displays, beats stutter to a halt among bruising repetition. You don’t need to understand lyrics to understand emotion....
The words 'I love you' carried the same forbidden frisson that sex once held for our grandparents.Deciding to ban sex from my life for a year was a drastic response to the kind of dating woes plenty of women put up with. But after yet another heart-bruising break-up, that was ...
The edible members of the Agaric family all have pink to brown/black gills, a white cap and usually a stout stem with a skirt. There are however toxic members of this family that look very similar. Once you have established that you have an Agaric bruise the cap, if it stains bright ...
Five or six bruising conversations later, Marty was finally ready. I called Steven and said, "Marty has a terrific take on "Cape Fear." You guys should talk." I set a call between Steven and Marty. They'd never had a business conversation, but given their shared intrepid spi...
Swelling and bruising may develop. A lump, bump or muscle spasms may occur. In the case of a Grade III tear, a gap in the muscle may appear and you lose the ability to straighten your knee. A quadriceps strain most commonly occurs during running or jumping (in particular during sudden ...
presents Edit-Proof Copy: How to Write More Powerfully— and Avoid Embarrassing Writing and Reporting Mistakes Featuring • Bob Baker, Newsthinking.com Editor and "Nuts & Bolts" Founding Editor, The Los Angeles Times • Chip Scanlan, Senior Faculty Member in Writing, The Poynter Institute ...
Humility is a deeply anchored disposition that marks persons remarkably free from pride, or inordinate self-love in its many forms—selfish ambition, snobbishness, conceit, arrogance, and presumption, to name just a few. This is often because excessive self-regard is swamped by a more virtuous ...
Cavalier was not only way overdue for an overhaul, it needed a very good one to stay competitive in the bruising small-car sales battle. Chevy came through with fresh, clean styling that looked good despite being a tad taller and two inches shorter than previous models. Wheelbase grew by 2....