I remember, I practically cried".
But as he grew old, Emerson fell into a state that was once simply called senility, in which he remembered practically nothing -- failing, even, to recognize his family and friends.
"I remember there was practically no traffic," said one.
"I remember when the Edmunds Blue Book was practically the holy grail," Mr. Rasco said.
I remember when local mussels and oysters were practically free, when fresh tuna was an oxymoron, and when monkfish, squid and now-trendy skate were considered "trash".
I remember going to several parties and having to practically bite my tongue to avoid foods that looked so good but I knew would cause trouble.
Then I remember seeing Lt. M. Grogan and Police Officer DePietro, who both practically carried me up the stairs.
Postmodernism was the flavor of the decade, and I remember talking to Robert Venturi, who was kind of the godfather of postmodernism, and he hated practically everything called postmodern architecture and was uneasy with all that he had wrought.
I remember thinking when Kerri Strug made that second vault, in 1996, with a sprained ankle and landed practically on one foot, That girl's so strong, she could probably do that all the time.
"I remember the exact time when her hearing device stopped working," says Abdullatif, adding that he has spent practically every minute since that moment trying to find a doctor or donor who can help his daughter hear again.
