Word: fun
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...aspect of civic participation is people in good shape helping the vulnerable," Skocpol says. "But it is also people coming to work together, to have fun, to influence politics and legislation to espouse a particular view of the world...
...single most dramatic change has been Al Gore's transformation from wooden soldier to junkyard dog. The commentariat made fun of every move by the loyal, refined Vice President who thought a change of clothes and address could turn him into an Alpha male. But his rivals aren't laughing now. The ones who've tangled with him over the years have always known that behind closed doors, in budget fights and partisan brawls, Gore was a pitiless enemy; and now he's taken it public. What was derided as a phony makeover turns out to bring us closer...
...fellow upstart John McCain is trying to play the hardest role of all: a Washington insider with a conservative record running as a maverick outsider on a centrist platform, against the guy his whole party crowned months ago. Maybe that's why he seems to be having the most fun onstage; no one in the audience has a clue about what he's going to do next. But it's a lot to juggle: his rhetoric as a reformer against his record as a Commerce Committee chairman; his reputation as a straight talker against his need to mollify flag wavers...
...didn't give one for the holidays, children's cookbooks still abound in stores. Popular titles include Kids' First Cookbook (from the American Cancer Society), Cooking with Kids for Dummies, Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes and Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes. Mix in some adult supervision, and have fun...
...PAST DISPATCHES He's in the Army Now. Well, Almost... Sgt. Bilko Was Much More Fun Than These Guys Hey! These Sweat Suits Aren't Camouflaged! Yes, Sergeant ? It Is Night and I Am Jogging These Boots Weren't Made for Marching Learning to Swallow the Big D ? Discipline Just in Case You Run Out of Bullets... When Private Is the Last Thing You Can Be Ah, the Smell of Tear Gas in the Morning... Wrestling ? a Little ? With My Conscience Sorry, Sergeant, But I Backslid a Little... Learning a Soldier's Core Competency: How to Kill