Word: hazing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...were having dinner with a friend at her house on Martha's Vineyard. The sun had gone down. We ate dinner in the afterlight, looking out over Vineyard Sound. We peered toward the mainland and one of us said, "There's going to be a storm." A dark, ominous haze had gathered - disorienting indeed. The water of the Sound had become indistinguishable from the air - all was an inky continuum, a squid's cloud. Only when we looked higher, into the upper air, did we see vestiges of light. We lit a fire and talked awhile, and night descended...
...extracurricular learning took place in that haze of smoke and littered ashtrays. As there was always someone to argue with, there was always a shoulder to cry on. Dormitory living was the incubator of lifelong friendships...
This year, though, there is something ominous about the saccharine haze surrounding Opening Day. The season actually started last week with a two-game series between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets in Japan, where there was presumably no red, white and blue bunting in the grandstands. The move has provoked angry reactions from many fans who believe that Major League Baseball, especially Opening Day, should stay in America. Among players, St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark McGwire, the home run king, has been the most vocal critic of the series in Japan: "People come to America, they come here...
During the talk show that comes on after Letterman. I can't be more specific. It's all a haze. Last week my infant daughter had the croup, causing me to stay up working on my laptop with only late-night TV for company. I vaguely recall that Christina Aguilera appeared in a skimpy tank top during one program, but as I said, I can't recall the specific hour...
During the regular season, Cornell is without a doubt one of the most inhospitable places to play in the league. Year after year, hoards of Cornell-crazies pour into a sold-out Lynah Rink to haze the visiting team...