Carmen was maid of honor and Laura was a bride’s maid. Eric was best man and Larry was groomsman.

Then believe it or not, I worked for some time as a garbo, collecting the rubbish in the wee hours of the morning.

[…] a landmark point of the season, with fans and commentators alike eagerly awaiting a 'cupset'.

There are a number of reasons for China to be wary of launching an invasion of Taiwan, but the key military reason is that it cannot safeguard a properly sized, seaborne invasion force and the follow-on shipping necessary to support it during multiple transits across the 100-plus mile-wide Taiwan Straits. Protecting such an invasion force would require complete command of the sea surface of the Straits by China, but China cannot now and most likely will not be able in the future to come close to that level of command.