Desirable, Dedicated, Devoted, Dear, Decisive, Determined, Daring, Different, Disciplined, Down-to-Earth Dapper, Durable, Dancer, Dreamer, Dream-maker, Dream-catcher and Destined (for me).
But despite the horrible conditions hope remains or as Pelley puts it, "the American dream is durable".
In an era when pop hits can be as ephemeral as a deleted MP3 file, Mr. Springsteen has spent much of his career laboring to write durable songs about American dreams, from "Born to Run" to "Promised Land".
The soldier may have had Lana Turner or Betty Grable pinned up over his bunk, but the sustaining dream was of something more durable than sex, more explicitly domestic.
In the future, biosilk could end up in products as diverse as military armor and pharmaceutical packaging, but Widmaier's own dream is simple: a better, more durable, more comfortable long-sleeved sweater.
The dream is coming true because one of the most durable players in Giants history, quarterback Kerry Collins, has a high sprain of his left ankle and will be sitting out his first game since 1999, a streak of 67 games.
This is the same durable scenario that has captivated generations with its fanciful tale of a girl, a dog and a dream.
It doesn't take an advertising genius to dream up a marketing tie-in that uses the rough-and-ready image of a cowpoke to sell a durable, utilitarian truck.
