Word: mood
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...have to wonder why anyone thought it was necessary to weigh down what is essentially a weightless little fairy tale with a lot of self-important, even self-aggrandizing, technique. 24 it was never going to be. But on a warm summer's night, when you're in the mood for a romantic anecdote, that might have been a pleasing little gesture...
...often ask if it's a true allergy - causing hives, itchiness, rashes, heart rate and blood pressure changes or breathing difficulties. Drug sensitivities, on the other hand, include the constipation, queasiness, wooziness and confusion we see with narcotics; the dry mouth from cold and allergy medicines; the mood swings with steroids and other hormones; even the yeast infections some women get with antibiotics...
...particularly different from the one Democrats are using all over the country against Republicans in every other race: he attacked Lieberman for his embrace of Bush?s Iraq policy and more generally of being too supportive of Bush. Lamont's victory also suggests there?s an anti-incumbent mood in Connecticut, which could spell trouble for the three House Republicans there...
...difference between talking in person and talking via technology is like the difference between an essay question and a True/False question. In face-to-face contact, far more than words are used to communicate. Tone is established, and para-verbal cues register mood. It's a lot harder to tell a convincing lie in person, and it's a lot harder to feign confidence. Rather than learn to manage these moments, we've punted it over to a realm where none of that matters...
...mood isn't any brighter in San Diego, another overheated market. In June the city's median home price fell 1% from a year earlier. That's the first decline in a decade. "$579,000--Getting Desperate!" reads an ad posted on Craigslist in the metro area. "There are three times as many houses on the market as there were a year ago," says Vikki Kuick, a broker who placed...