at five to twelve, the clock stopped. The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted, 'It's two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!' I looked at my watch. It
IT BECAMEa whole different story regarding having and raising children. The things I have seen and heard from my peers in my generation, many of the households have both parents working. Those who can afford it, send their child to daycare; others create a unique schedule where they...
The circular aspect of thesamechrepresents support, like the rings that encircle and hold together all the elements of thelulav. The ring also symbolizes a couple’s commitment to each other. A woman symbolizes her uncompromising support of her husband by circling him seven times under thechuppah...
I walked out to the courtyard to see what was going on. The tables weren’t set up yet, but the Donkey stood idly and annoyed at the other end of the yard. I don’t know why they bring him, maybe for the kids. In the bar, a few guests were watching the Derby. The elan of ...
Harry the young milkman turns out to be the nephew of the local councilman Eva argued with a year or two before when he came canvassing “to put a stop to this insidious invasion of our shores by foreigners.” She soon finds “N—— LOVER GO!” spray-painted across the front of her...
Spirit of the Age has been used to reference a worldview of a person, place, or time. That defining moment. To say someone has spirit is to say they did it with passion or put their all into it. Spirit of the Law –For what was intended in a body of text. Notably seen with the...
Something about the combination of colors didn’t appeal to me after that first blush of loving association with a kinder, gentler era. I didn’t dump the unpleasant kitchen accoutrements but did frown at them often and only put them on display when no company was expected. ...
s presence in the world from the beginning never quite clicks. Seesawing between feelings of gratitude and abandonment, she grows up out of place as an Asian American in the Deep South. Carrying the emotional baggage of a person who has been left behind, Kim is too young to put words to...
The engagement ring was a sign of a contract between two people. It was a promise to wed. It also transferred the ownership of the daughter from the father to the new husband. Many of our traditions are similar to the Romans'. Men still ask for permission from the father of the (soon...
Chandler:All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring,and it turns out it's my mother, which is very-very weird, because- she never calls me! Ross:Hi. Joey:This guy says hello, I wanna kill myself. Monica:Are you okay, sweetie?