Word: merriment
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Goodwin continued the merriment, speaking of her upcoming book on Abraham Lincoln and her choice to focus on his political rather than his military leadership...
When did progressivism become Harvard's ideology of un-fun? Whatever else its shortcomings, the left has never seemed short on merriment. When members of Students for a Democratic Society took over University Hall in 1969 to protest the presence of ROTC on campus, they didn't forget to bring their stashes of marijuana. They chafed against the constraints of University and governmental authority. They were fighting for their right--and the rights of others--to enjoy the good life, and that life sometimes included the standard vices: drinking, drugs and surely, now and then, a little gambling...
...dejected as the team, Rahul and I were driven back to Cambridge that night by our crack sports photographer Jonelle Lonergan. Surely, I thought, Harvard would win at Yale and regain momentum heading into the final stretch of the Ivy season. After some merriment and ill-advised emails, I slept soundly before our next trip...
...discusses the attitudes of various religious communities towards alcohol use and implies that the Jewish community supports drinking through quotes such as, "In fact, on Purim, you're supposed to get drunk." (Purim is the springtime holiday that commemorates deliverance from national obliteration, and is celebrated with merriment and satire...
...whatever their religion or beliefs. The challenge for those who wish to celebrate: to figure out ways to enjoy what's good about Christmas (time with loved ones, general festivity) while avoiding what is bad (too much shopping, too much food, too many expectations). One way to maximize the merriment, it turns out, is simply to leave home. Increasingly, families, nuclear and extended, are packing up their cars or boarding planes to escape to greener pastures, whiter beaches or snowier hills...