He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.

Third, support for the IOC stand did not necessarily mean support for the People’s Republic, as many who expressed a pro-Brundage position did so while still retaining their anti-Communist, anti-China feelings.

One thing is certain: This sort of programmatic “feel-goodism” falls short of the more radical biblical unity that is the subject of so much admonishment and instruction in letters to the early church.

I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky.