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*a dream

My son is the art director for a major publisher in New York. He oversees book design, and I think some of the advertising, too.

He phones me to say he has found a new girlfriend he is very serious about and asks whether I would like to meet her. To be honest, I have never liked any of Charlies girl-friends, but Im always willing to give them a chance, so I agree, and invite them over for a Saturday afternoon swim and lunch, thinking that dinner would be disastrous if I absolutely couldnt stand the girl.

I go all out to make an incredible feast for them, thinking that then Charlie couldnt blame me for not trying.

I am right in the middle of a soufflewhy I would make a souffle for an afternoon meal Im not surewhen Charlie and his new girlfriend arrive. I am annoyed from the outset because they are early. Charlie introduces me to a stunning young lady who is, as usual, probably half his age. Mom, he says, Id like you to meet Luisa. That was odd, because she did not look at all like a Luisa. She was very polite, and when we shook hands, she looked very deeply into my eyes. She whisperedthough I dont think I really heard it, it just seemed to come from her, from her eyesSave me. I didnt know what she meant.

I told them they should go for a swim, and right there, in the middle of my kitchen, the girl drops her shift to the floor. She leads Charlie through the sliding doors to the pool. I go back to my cooking, because I realize that my soufflé is going to be ruined.

Some time passes, because I am about ready to start taking things out to the porch table, when I hear a commotion out by the pool. I look out the kitchen window and see Charlie and several neighbors running around frantically. I rush out to see what has happened.

Charlie is behaving like a madman. I am upset, but at the same time I cant seem to help laughing at himhe looks so crazed with his glasses on crooked and his hair going every which way. I try to calm him down, but he can hardly speak. He points to the pool. I look in, but cant see anything. Shes gone, he says, still pointing at the pool. I am not surprised, because Charlies girlfriends always seem to just disappear. (One time he was even questioned by the police about a girlfriend who eventually turned up in Idaho or somewhere.) I still dont understand why he thinks shes in the pool theres no one there. (A few days before having this dream I saw an old French movie on cable about a man who is supposedly killed and thrown into a pool but his body disappears.)

Charlie looks at me with hatred. you killed her! he shouts at me. You hate all my girlfriends.

I am offended and want to deny it, but I cannot. I somehow feel responsible.


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Topics 2017

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Interpreter of the Year

 

1. : ? ? Shopping: can it evolve from a passion to an addiction? Is it the new drug of choice?  
2. ? ? ? How to age gracefully? When does aging really begin? Should you just drift along and fall into a rut or try to change anything in your routine?  
3. , : , , ? Gambling, social networking and other addictions: why can society not cope with these problems, even though we are aware of their dangers?  
4. ? Sports in modern life: is it a fair game or an instrument for political struggle?  
5. ? ? Is competition the driving force behind trade? Or it is a source of behind-the-scenes struggle and black PR?
6. : ? World without oil: game over?  
7. -, -, - ? , , ? A female politician, female astronaut, female spy... Has the glass ceiling been broken? Or is it time to start fighting for mens rights?  
8. , , , ? Plastic surgery, test-tube babies, sex-change operations, growing organs can people defy nature and get away with it?  
9. : . Same-sex marriages: pros and cons.  
10. , ? ? ? Is it a problem that children today dont read much? What to choose electronic or printed editions? Can social nets substitute real communication?  
11. . ? Science is becoming a servant of commerce. Is there a place for pure science these days?  
12. ! 20 . Robots are coming! Will society need translators 20 years from now?  
13. , ? Holidays whether modern commercialized projects are worth to be supported or we better stick to the long-standing traditions?  
14. -, ? ? Is fast food so terrible as it is painted? What does healthy life mean?  
15. ? ? Is the criminality in-born or acquired? Does the negative environment result in the development of criminal inclinations?
16. ? . Peoples financial ignorance who has benefits out of it? Not only financial one.  
17. ! ? Long live globalization! Can we talk about boundaries in modern world?  
18. . ? ? Animal rights. Do you support medical research testing on animals? Should the government introduce a tax on pets?  
19. . ? ? Adequacy of punishment. Is prison a correctional institution? Should juvenile delinquents serve time in prison or be given a slap on the wrist?  
20. ? ? Is there any correlation between higher education and sufficient standards of living? Which is better to spend time on cramming at the university or acquiring practical skills?  
21. ? To get married to a foreigner and the happiness is guaranteed?  
22. ? ? The very smoke of our homeland is sweet Who is responsible for environmental pollution? How can we return oxygen to the air?  
23. . . . ? ? Homeopathy was announced to be a false science. Antibiotics are not efficient. Influenza vaccines dont work anymore. What is the rescue remedy? It is healers potions and elixirs or the newest medications?  
24. ? ? - ? Does marriage contract play a safeguarding role for the family? Which clauses are to be the integral part of it? Is a long-legged blonde really a force-majeure circumstance?  

 



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