Word: though
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...become a re-created Mark Twain birthplace. In Nauvoo, Ill., Mormons whose families lived there more than a century ago are returning to reconstruct their old temple. And the hotel owner in Kimmswick told us of the town's plan to re-enact the Civil War battle even though, he conceded, it was "just a skirmish...
...equation starts to shift, though, as you near retirement age. In some cases, late in your career--say, five years from retirement--it makes sense to stop contributing to tax-deferred accounts and stash your money in a taxable low-cost stock-index fund instead. Why? Because the compounding effect of tax-free investing needs years to overcome the higher tax rate applied to such accounts at the time of withdrawal. And taxable accounts get the benefit of skipping capital-gains tax altogether when the account changes hands at death...
...Blueberry Monkey Bread (whatever that is) to a perplexed friend down the hall. And one day, when my flight was delayed and I needed to find a quick alternative route, I discovered that a phone is actually a lot more useful than an e-mail device. So even though the T900 is better for typing secret messages, the V phone is ultimately more versatile. Now I just have to decide whether I can afford to pay $400 for the convenience...
...what he can plausibly know or have experienced. He gives all the intimate particulars that occur during the wedding night of his father Serenity and his mother Padlock; notes the later occasion of his own conception and, near the end, provides a detailed account of his parents' deaths, even though their bodies are never found and their friends have no idea what happened to them...
...biographer Stafos says people are often unintentionally honest about themselves. One man, who prepared his biography with his wife, even though both are only in their 30s, described his wife's best quality this way: "She's a very hard worker." Other clients send regretful messages via their bios: they wish they had been better parents; they apologize to friends for a betrayal. "In the memoir culture right now, there's so much confession," says Tyler. "We're just a part of that." Maybe. But the Cassitys are also poised to extend that memoir culture, for better or worse, into...