1.
It was the best compliment that he'd ever received although
the person who gave it likely never knew. It had been an
off-hand observation on his ability to hold a conversation
and actually add pertinent information to it on practically
any topic. Although he hadn't consciously strived to be
able to do so, he'd started to voraciously read the news
when he couldn't keep up on topics his friends discussed
because their conversations went above his head. The fact
that someone had noticed enough to compliment him that
he could talk intelligently about many topics meant that he
had succeeded in his quest to be better informed.
2. Her hair was a tangled mess which she tried to make
presentable by putting in a lump on the top of her head. It
didn't really work although it was a valiant attempt. While
most people simply noticed the tangled mess on top of her
head, what most people failed to understand that within the
tangles mess was an entirely new year. That was her secret.
She kept worlds on top of her head.
3. Since they are still preserved in the rocks for us to see, they
must have been formed quite recently, that is, geologically
speaking. What can explain these striations and their
common orientation? Did you ever hear about the Great
Ice Age or the Pleistocene Epoch? Less than one million
years ago, in fact, some 12,000 years ago, an ice sheet
many thousands of feet thick rode over Burke Mountain in
a southeastward direction. The many boulders frozen to the
underside of the ice sheet tended to scratch the rocks over
which they rode. The scratches or striations seen in the
park rocks were caused by these attached boulders. The ice
sheet also plucked and rounded Burke Mountain into the
shape it possesses today.
4.She considered the birds to be her friends. She'd put out
food for them each morning and then she'd watch as they
came to the feeders to gorge themselves for the day. She
wondered what they would do if something ever happened
to her. Would they miss the meals she provided if she
failed to put out the food one morning?
5. She had been an angel for coming up on 10 years and in all
that time nobody had told her this was possible. The fact
that it could ever happen never even entered her mind. Yet
there she stood, with the undeniable evidence sitting on the
ground before her. Angels could lose their wings.
6. I'm heading back to Colorado tomorrow after being down
in Santa Barbara over the weekend for the festival there. I
will be making October plans once there and will try to
arrange so I'm back here for the birthday if possible. I'll let
you know as soon as I know the doctor's appointment
schedule and my flight plans.
7. The amber droplet hung from the branch, reaching fullness
and ready to drop. It waited. While many of the other
droplets were satisfied to form as big as they could and
release, this droplet had other plans. It wanted to be part of
history. It wanted to be remembered long after all the other
droplets had dissolved into history. So it waited for the
perfect specimen to fly by to trap and capture that it hoped
would eventually be discovered hundreds of years in the
future.
8. There was only half a worm in the apple. At first, Judy
didn't quite comprehend what this meant. "Why would
only half a worm be living in an apple?" she wondered.
And then it dawned on her. Judy quickly spit out the bite
she had just taken expecting to see the other half of the
worm. It ended up being much worse than that.
9. She patiently waited for his number to be called. She had
no desire to be there, but her mom had insisted that she go.
She's resisted at first, but over time she realized it was
simply easier to appease her and go. Mom tended to be that
way. She would keep insisting until you wore down and
did what she wanted. So, here she sat, patiently waiting for
her number to be called.
