Word: selfishly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...another child ventures onto her turf and shows an interest in, say, one tiny stuffed llama made by Peruvian peasants from organic wool, the darling snatches it away, and her parents have to browbeat her into civility. The old man worries about this. I can visualize her as a selfish, overbearing snot--visions of the Bush daughter in the limo, her tongue stuck out--a royal pain in the ass. I brood about this...
...selfish side, I wanted a chance to be part of the action, hopefully catch a glimpse of the candidates and the Clintons, etc.” he wrote in an e-mail. “More importantly, this election and party have become my passion. Other than working at the convention, I’m spending my summer working for the Kerry campaign in my hometown in Pennsylvania. I wanted to play a small part in the convention and help out in some way, wherever they decided they needed...
Whatever he finds out in Florida, he still has choices, which range from refusing to help at all to shelling out whatever his sister demands. If he decides to keep helping, give him your support. Nothing can be done about the selfish and unfeeling way his mother has treated your family. But if it turns out she really is in need, denying a sick old lady a comfortable end is no way to express your resentment--even if she is a nasty piece of work...
...insanity of the continued occupation of Iraq? By early May, 750 Americans had died. No one is counting the Iraqi dead, the broken homes and devastated families. And all for what? To place a few handpicked American apologists in power? To siphon off Iraq's oil to private, selfish ends? All that the U.S. has brought to Iraq is death and destruction. Ralph Omoregie Lagos...
...insanity of his continued occupation of Iraq? By early May, 750 Americans had died. No one is counting the Iraqi dead, the broken homes and devastated families. And all for what? To place a few handpicked American apologists in power? To siphon off Iraq's oil for private, selfish ends? The principal thing that the U.S. has brought to Iraq is death and destruction. RALPH OMOREGIE Lagos...