Word: raying
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...Ellison); a preternatural obsession with Microsoft and Gates; and a management style that sometimes has an inmates-running-the-asylum feel. "This was precisely the kind of goofy thing Larry might dream up," says biographer Wilson. "It struck me as rather out of character for the company. [Oracle president] Ray Lane must have been on vacation." If he wasn't, he is now. Lane resigned late Friday, though the company says his resignation had nothing to do with the intrigues...
...Star games (quick, name anyone other than Alonzo Mourning who played defense in the NBA game), baseball's is actually played for pride and taken somewhat seriously - remember Pedro's strikeouts last year? Dave Parker's throw in '79? Pete Rose's cheap shot on Ray Fosse? And that's especially true of the new guys, just happy to be there and working hard to win one for the league...
...Talk the No. 1 non-news show on NPR, reaching 3 million listeners through more than 500 stations. "Most people are miserable for no reason. We live in a world that's pretty perfect. You wake up every morning and your car starts and you're healthy," says Ray, 51. "We are just reveling in the misery of others," clarifies Tom, 63. "They call us and tell us their cars burst into flames, and we're just happy our cars didn't burst into flames." Not all the salmon stayed in his mouth after delivering that...
...Magliozzis, who grew up in East Cambridge, went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Tom majored in engineering, Ray in humanities) and still live a few blocks from each other in the suburbs. They don't leave the Boston area much. "We did a book tour," says Ray. "We went to Worcester, downtown Boston and Brookline. Worcester was a schlep...
...radio program; they soon had their own show. The brothers have been offered lucrative deals on commercial radio stations but turned them down because they seemed like a lot more work. "Most people have overestimated how much money they need and have miscalculated the work-to-play ratio," says Ray. "Except us." Tom, who is shooting rubber bands at the leftover brownies, nods in agreement...