Word: ways
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...happy ending. All that agony has produced exactly what Lee hoped to create--a blending of Eastern physical dexterity and Western intensity of performance. High art meets high spirits on the trampoline of an elaborate plot. Crouching Tiger is contemplative, and it kicks ass. Or put it this way: it's a powerful film and a terrific movie...
...were learning the hard way what siblings John Levine and Margaret Levine Young already know: online family communication works best when you do it by the book. Make that their book, Poor Richard's Building Online Communities: Create a Web Community for Your Business, Club, Association, or Family...
Next, beware of humor. As Levine explains, e-mail lacks audio and visual cues, so comments that are meant to be funny are often read the wrong way. His warning might have helped when No. 9 and I got into a minor online dispute and No. 5 stepped in to patch things up. "Thanks, Mr. Kissinger," I wrote, assuming he would be amused. He was not. "Perhaps you don't know my special loathing for Kissinger," he wrote back in a long, angry missive. The ensuing chill lasted weeks...
...look forward to reviewing my homeowner's insurance the way I do to cleaning the gutters on the roof. Preventive care is a pain. It's amazing, though, how much trouble can turn up. Did you know, for example, that coverage guaranteeing you'll have enough money to rebuild your house is disappearing? That's what my Allstate agent told me a few weeks ago, and I was floored. Isn't the main point of homeowner's insurance to ensure that you can replace your house should it burn down...
...insurers don't see it that way, of course. They say they have absorbed losses for years because homeowners tend to understate the value of their homes when buying guaranteed replacement-value policies. That way homeowners get the guarantee of being able to rebuild while saving on premiums, which run about $5 per $1,000 of coverage. Not fair...