BigOnionWalkingToursFridayat11a.m.,“ChelseaandtheHighLine,”aManhattantourexploringthearea’sarchitecturalandhistoricchanges,meetinginfrontoftheChelseaHotel,222West23rdStreet.(212)439-1090,bigonion.com;;for63+andstudents.20100909

    InherinterviewwithCohen,Nixonpointedoutthat“SexandtheCity”initiallydividedcriticsduringitssix-seasonrunfrom1998to2004.Manyofthosewhocompared“AndJustLikeThat...”unfavorablytoitspredecessor,sheadded,didsobecausetheykepttheoriginal“enshrinedinnostalgia.”

    CandiceFrederick:Generallyspeaking,Ifeellikethewritersoftendon’tknowwhothesecharactersareanymoreandwhatshowthey’reevenon.Firstofall,Carriewouldn’tbethatsqueamishaboutsayingtheword“pussy.”

    NewYorkRoadRunnersSaturday,theFitnessMagazineMind,Body,SpiritGamesinCentralPark,withafour-milerunformen(at9a.m.)andwomen(10a.m.)andaraceforchildren(11a.m.).Afreefestivalwithmusic,massagesandotheractivitieswillbeheldbeforeandaftertheevents.BothracesstartontheEastDrive,near68thStreet.EntrantsmaypickuptheirmaterialsonFridayfrom1to7p.m.atNewYorkRoadRunners,9East89thStreet,andonSaturdayinthepark,beginningat7:45a.m.formenand8:45a.m.forwomen;children’sregistrationclosesat10:45a.m.(212)860-4455,nyrr.org;Advanceregistrationfee:,formembersandfor62+and18andyounger;race-dayfee:,and.Children’sracefees,inadvance,onSaturday.ANNEMANCUSO20100909　　Withoutignoringtheeconomicrealitiesoflife,thebookofferssolidinsightsintowhatmaybegoingonwithpeoplewhowouldrathercomplainthanmakeacareercommitment,whofeelgluedtoimpressivejobstheyhate,whoalwaysstopshortofsuccess,orwho--thisisthebigone--arewaitingtoberescuedbysomeoneelse(thephonecallthatchangesyourlifebecausefinallysomeonehasnoticedwhatatalentedpersonyouare).

    “Don’tyoulikethis?”hesaid.

    YANGPYUNGSEOUL(212)629-5599;43West33rdStreet(FifthAvenue);$;andUnder:6/18/03.

    “Let’sjustcuddlealittlebit,”hesaid.

    Thedealincludesamillionsigningbonusandamillionreportingbonusforaplayerwhowastoearn.2millionnextseasoninthefinalyearofathree-yeardeal.Moon❼377completionsledtheN.F.L.lastseasonandhis33touchdownpassesweresecond.BothofthosemarkswereVikingsrecords.(AP)　　Museumshops,longdestinationsforgiftshoppers,nowcatertoholidayhosts,too,withdistinctivedinnerwarebeingthelatestoffering.AsiaStore,theshopinthenewlyrefurbishedAsiaSociety(725ParkAvenueat70thStreet),sellsAsianera,aboveleft,itsexclusivepatterninwhitebonechinawithpatternedrims.A10-inchdinnerplateis.50;the7-inchsaladordessertplatewithanunderwaterscene,.50;asoupbowl,;andamug,.TheNeueGalerieNewYork,amuseumofGermanandAustrianArt(1048FifthAvenueat86thStreet)hasstonewaredishes,center,inspiredbytheAustriandesignerKolomanMoseroftheWienerWerkstätte.Thewhiteplateshavedemureblue-and-whitecheckedrims.Thedinnerplateis;asaladplate,;thesoupbowl,.Formorecasualentertaining,theMetropolitanMuseumShopsselltinplatesthatareexactreproductionsofblueandwhiteEnglishStaffordshire.Asetoffouris.Forstorelocations:(800)662-3397.MARIANNEROHRLICH　　Credit...TheNewYorkTimesArchivesSeethearticleinitsoriginalcontextfromDecember4,1995,SectionD,Page3BuyReprintsViewontimesmachineTimesMachineisanexclusivebenefitforhomedeliveryanddigitalsubscribers.AbouttheArchiveThisisadigitizedversionofanarticlefromTheTimes’sprintarchive,beforethestartofonlinepublicationin1996.Topreservethesearticlesastheyoriginallyappeared,TheTimesdoesnotalter,editorupdatethem.Occasionallythedigitizationprocessintroducestranscriptionerrorsorotherproblems;wearecontinuingtoworktoimprovethesearchivedversions.TheTreasury❼scheduleoffinancingthisweekincludestoday❼regularweeklyauctionofthree-andsix-monthbillsanda52-weekbillbeingauctionedThursday.

    Springfield,Ill.,SchoolDistrict,.1millionofgeneralobligationbonds.RobertW.Baird.

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    “Peoplearelike,‘Whyshouldtheycomeback?’anditreallybugsme,”addedDavis.“Arewomen’slivesnotinterestingnow?Nobodyeverasks,‘Whywouldyoudothisviolentremakeoverandoveragain?’Formethatissoindicativeofourreluctancetositandwatchwomen’slivesdevelopovertime.”