Word: wildness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Almost alone among the upper military echelon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto counseled against being dragged further into war, especially against the U.S. In the first months of such a conflict, he said, "I will run wild and win victory upon victory. But then, if the war continues, I have no expectation of success." But by September 1941 a decision had been made to prepare to fight America, and as commander of the Imperial Navy, Yamamoto dutifully drew up the plans. "I expect to die on the deck of my flagship," he said. "In those evil days you will see Tokyo burnt...
...Away is a song about -- indeed, almost consumed by -- a sense of impermanence, of loss, of lives eliding into compromise. It's about ending. It's about dying, and it's a great Stones song. Jagger and Richards have some supernal ballads to their credit (As Tears Go By, Wild Horses, Moonlight Mile), but busy being naughty, they did not cultivate their more sensitive side. Slipping Away is an autobiography that could be anyone's life story...
...kids-only MasterCard this week to patrons who are at least twelve years old and can persuade an adult to co-sign. Cardholders will pay a membership fee of $15 and an 18.8% finance charge on unpaid balances, but the Kidcard's $100 credit limit seems to rule out wild shopping sprees. "This way, they build their own credit history," says bank vice president Cindy Culkin. "If they don't make the payments, they've blown it by themselves...
...once a Harp always a Harp, a lesson driven home by another old institution, the U.S. Army. German whores, barracks mates with tattoos, the general cynicism toward military routine, all validated his own outlook. Truth be told -- and Dunne tells it -- he is fascinated by life on the wild side...
LIVING: Zoogoers are heeding the call of the wild and finding that today's menagerie is a cageless wonderland...