IN a world of bars that do not live up to their names -- bars called Characters, where there are none; Friendly's, where they aren't; Elbow Room, where there's little -- it is nice to find truth in advertising, even when the truth hurts.
Further, because everything looks just about the same on the Internet the signals of propriety and truth – nice layouts, paper stock, headlines and bylines – have gone out the window.
Which is very nice, but not the truth.
The correct answer would be "No, he's more like Norman Bates with a trust fund," but Dave is too nice to tell the truth.
Food at this level is usually the result of monomania, but Joan Roca is a sensitive testament to the truth that nice guys also finish first.
In the same breath, writers will tell you they're not advocates in any way, but that it's nice to put "the truth" out there, to give a shout when the emperor isn't wearing clothes.
It would be nice to see a truth commission sort through the record and tell us the degree to which the policies Cheney is associated with, such as torture or extra-constitutional surveillance, worked compared with all the other methods employed.
Here's truth: The nice men from Puebla who work the grill at the Teleon Café across the street from The New York Times on West 40th Street cook a superlative everything bagel with egg and cheese, properly toasted and buttery, with the egg soft and the cheese oozing, the whole thing perfectly hot and served with the efficiency only the best short-order cooks can manage.
My mom's best friend who thought herself nice by swallowing her truth, was not nice at all.
This is a hard truth for "nice" Christians who would never dream of experiencing life behind bars.
