Fun and pain mix in a family visit to Disney World
Leonard Pitts recalls a summer trip to Disney World with kids, detailing the high prices endless lines and crowds. He notes the promised fun often feels costly and draining yet the kids’ joy keeps him returning, despite the fatigue and memory of the trip.
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The Cell Phone and the Public Private Divide
Anne Taylor Fleming argues that ubiquitous cellular phones blur private life and public space, transforming gossip and daily interactions into vanity theatre. She laments perpetual connectivity fueling loneliness, intrusion, and a false sense of urgency, with society turning conversations into televised postures.
Mars Society rises to push private Mars exploration
A Boulder based group, evolving from Mars Underground, now the Mars Society, expands with chapters worldwide and urges private funding for Mars exploration. NASA officials and astronauts attend a University of Colorado convention as Goldin predicts human Mars landings within 10 to 20 years amid budget friction. The group has already raised 250000 for a Mars research station in the Arctic to test life support technologies.
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Marriage penalty quips stir senior singles humor
Mark Russell quips about seniors and marriage penalties. He jokes on taxes and alimony as social satire, noting seniors might avoid wedlock to retain independence and pointing to single life venues and salad bars as playful evidence.
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Atlantic Charter Signed Aboard In 1942 By Churchill And FDR
The Atlantic Charter was signed in the western Atlantic on a military vessel by Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt in 1942. Elvis and Priscilla Presley filed for divorce in 1972 after less than five years of marriage. The 1950 no hitter by Vern Bickford against the Brooklyn Dodgers ended 7 0 at Ebbetts Field. Silvered birthday list includes Alex Haley Carl Rowan Jerry Falwell Hulk Hogan Joe Jackson. The entry notes the first color televised baseball game in 1951 between the Boston Braves and the Brooklyn Dodgers with an 8 1 Dodgers win.
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