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...should we stop speaking when we realize our geekiness is on display. To help others, I’ll reveal one of my geek-tivities. I am…a Sherlock Holmes connoisseur. I have every Holmes tale as well as books dissecting these stories. But the pièce de résistance of my obsession is a small four-inch bronze bust of Holmes which gazes down from my shelf, reminding me to think critically about situations. Before you laugh, remember the weight that will be lifted when you finally embrace your geekdom. And until society is ready...
...Hambleton's gardens, changes with the seasons to incorporate game, wild mushrooms and truffles. The hostelry, perched on a slope leading down to Rutland Water, the largest man-made lake in Western Europe, has won a raft of hospitality awards, not least for its relaxed yet flawless service. "Fay ce que voudras" (Do as you like) reads an inscription in medieval French above the entrance. The exhortation was incised in Victorian times but reflects proprietor Tim Hart's service philosophy. Hart converted the 1881 Gothic and mock Tudor stone mansion from a hunting lodge to a hotel 25 years...
...achieved in more imaginative ways, such as through a distributional requirement: one could, for instance, expect concentrators to take a pre-1500 class and a pre-1800 class. In addition, to ensure that no one graduates without knowing the meaning of, say, Christmas Day in 800 CE, such a distributional requirement might be accompanied by a test of broad historical facts, to be taken by the end of sophomore year, much in the way the English Department administers a close reading examination...
...that Dawson didn’t have a role in taking the decision out of Fitzpatrick’s hands. Two plays following Crusader wide receiver Sean Gruber’s fumble in the endzone, Dawson delivered the coup de grâce, smashing through three tackles—including a final ankle grip that all but stopped his forward progress—before leaving the secondary 20 yards behind and scampering 74 yards to put the contest out of reach...
...ever thought Chanel No. 5 has too much ilang-ilang or Annick Goutal's Ce Soir Ou Jamais has too little Turkish rose, then it may well be time to concoct your own fragrance. And the best location for that is the world's scent capital?the French city of Grasse, just north of Cannes...