Word: handly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Onassis Knocks. It sounds dreary, but Erma can stir smiles with columns on how to handle a dirty oven ("If it won't catch fire today, clean it tomorrow"), hand-me-down clothes, daytime naps, gardening, sibling rivalry ("Who gets the fruit cocktail with the lone cherry on top?"), chewing gum, home barbering and the ids of March. "If a woman is ever to have an affair" a recent column began, "it will be in March. Psychologically, it is a perfect month. The bowling tournaments are over. The white sales on bedding are past. Your chest cold has stabilized...
...neither Gainsborough's grace nor Reynolds' robust authority. Yet as much as any painter of his time, Joseph Wright of Derby captured the peculiar spirit of 18th century England. On the one hand, there was the century's sense of discovery and pride in scientific investigation, which resulted in a wealth of tools and inventions and, in due course, the Industrial Revolution. On the other, there was its almost mystic appreciation of nature. A rare exhibition of Wright's paintings, drawn entirely from the Paul Mellon Collection and currently on display at Washington's National...
Cane in One Hand, Weapon in the Other
...During his first season as coach his back continued to bother him, and he trained his team with a cane in one hand and a weapon in the other. "I think that first season actually helped my back, although I use to hobble home in pain and just fall into my bed." he said...
MEANWHILE, support for the strike continued to build. The university union of non-academic workers voted support for the BAM demands and the fraternities and sororities began passing petitions pledging support. YAF, on the other hand, called for Fleming's resignation because of "hooliganism unchecked...