"They're going to have a real problem getting all the constituents of Lincoln Center to give a gift of air rights to the builder and make sure the builder will include the opera house for a cost we can manage," he said.
Even Christian leaders have offered input, telling Congress that Clear Skies, potentially the biggest change to the federal Clean Air Act since 1990, inadequately protects God's gift of air.
Mr. Perry's travels adhere to Texas ethics laws, and he is far from alone in accepting gifts of air travel.
And a lot of them are also wondering why the mayor and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett aren't showering their kids with gifts of air conditioners, iPads, science labs and libraries -- things thousands of soon-to-be displaced CPS kids are told they're going to enjoy at their so-called "welcoming" schools.
Often described as "the lungs of the planet", the woods that cover the earth offer us the gift of breathable air by releasing oxygen.
We can think of no better birthday present than the gift of clean air to Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Great Smoky Mountains, and dozens of other national treasures.
OK, so a wind turbine capable of powering more than 100 homes might be out of your gift-giving budget this year, but the USEPA will show you how to buy green energy for your mom in her neighborhood, which is a pretty nice gift of clean air and, in many regions, saving money.
One thing is for sure, this superstar doesn't have stage presence, she has stage "presents", and she brought enough gift-wrapped boxes of air guitar solos for everyone.
Sales are up because, by adding an edge to the traditional men's gift of lingerie, an acceptable air of fetish, a feeling that by simply stepping into the shop you're paddling in fantasy, they have made a cult out of a cliché.
As part of the festivities, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, clarinetist Anthony McGill, and pianist Gabriela Montero performed the debut of Air and Simple Gifts, composed for the event by John Williams.
Let me say that the Classical Music Desk at Goings On is thrilled — truly — that classical music has been given such a prominent spot at the Inauguration, in the form of "Air and Simple Gifts," a freshly written work by John Williams, performed by an all-star quartet (Itzhak Perlman, Anthony McGill, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gabriela Montero).
