... the steam began to rise and my tense shoulders began to relax . ‘What the hell just happened? Why did I get like that? He’ll never speak to me again now.’ I let all these thoughts rankle and swarm around in my stomach. I removed my nightie and stepped into the smooth sheet of water breaking the surface. I inched down further and further below the surface in hopes of drowning out my sorrows. I ...
..., her vision blurring with the shadows. She felt like she was drunk, though Kate had almost forgotten that feeling. She hadn't had a drink in years. She wouldn't let alcohol put her off guard or rankle her emotions even for a moment. But this sleep loss had an inebriating effect of its own. When she had been running alone Kate had slept in barns, under bridges, on park benches, you name it. She ...
... a hostile takeover attempt of CNET. It failed, but by spring 2008 CBS stepped in to buy the company for $1.8 billion.
For one CNET executive, memories of Blodget's unwanted attentions still rankle. "The way you make a big name for yourself on the Web today is to make, for lack of a better word, ridiculous statements," says Zander Lurie, former senior VP of strategy and development at CNET ...
... to that, my ex "had a talk" with me to ask that he keep the kids during the school week. His reasons that it would be "easier" on me, he is just concerned for me, etc etc really rankle, but the truth of the matter is that he IS being sincere. The Girlchild apparently told him about my issues the week before, being the loving daughter that she is, and “he decided” that would be best. Okay, ...
...around his chest. “We have brought you here today for you to face the crimes you have committed.” He tried to moisten his lips and when he failed, Jack just snorted instead, letting the dry noise rankle. “We have charged you with piracy, murder, assisted murder, rape-,” Jack’s head jerked up on a protest - “and a slue of other unpleasantness that needs not be mentioned.” “An’,” Jack barked out...
... to find someone willing to employ my ass (or other body parts, depending on which pays better) for the months of June and July. I haven't talked about it, 'cause I know it's going to rankle the northerners. But godsdamn, is it gorgeous here right now. It's spring: the trees outside my window are budding; I'm sleeping with the windows open. The wind feel softer. The flowers are back. Spring. ...
... up yourself) where I'm not hungry unless I am in fact in desperate need of food, so I can probably do this thing; I just need to readjust my expectations, plus learn to eat slower so I don't rankle at being done in 2 minutes or whatever. (That kind of thing is okay eating alone, but I eat with family, you know.) And the DDR, and the weight lifting. Also, my triglycerides and a1c, while still a...
...or get his body to react nearly at all ... He can communicate with my grandma by squeezing her hand gently, and he manages to push on the nasal tubes oxygenating him when they start to irritate and rankle. Dad said the neurologists believe his brain is making attempts to bypass the affected area ... but I think it's still very much a matter of wait and see. I consider two small victories in that I...
... diet to your cats, or they fritz out.) wish me the the easiest of times forcing them to eat this gourmet crap, I've tried this before and given up; but this time ... craw [kraw] –noun 1. the crop of a bird or insect. 2. the stomach of an animal. —Idiom 3. stick in one's craw, to cause considerable or abiding resentment; rankle: She said I was pompous, and that really stuck in my craw. .