.. I remember every little thing as if it happened only yesterday" -- Meat Loaf, "Wasted Youth"I think it's only appropriate that I introduce this sto...ry with a song lyric, because music plays a significant part in this story. I went out by myself on a Saturday night. Yeah, I know, kinda pathetic, but all my friends had gone on vacations all across the world and I had to work. The curse of being a consultant, you've got to work when work is available.But anyway, I went to a karaoke bar, singing. Economically it was far more stable than the average American city twice or three times its size. Also, the City of Ottawa was quiet and peaceful for the most part. Now, as a six-foot-four, 250-pound Black man, Raphael Dorval attracted the occasional stare. More than once he encountered some overt racism but growing up in the dirty South, he was used to dealing with tougher bigots than anything Canada could throw at him. In a staring context with the average racist hockey-obsessed xenophobic. " Yes, we heard about it earlier today from one of the residents and Pam and I were planning on going, so that sounds like a plan."They all pitched in and cleaned up the dinner mess in no time. They headed down to the lake hand in hand and walked the path along with a number of other couples. They took their time and it took about forty-five minutes to complete the full circuit, then they headed back to the campsite. They went to John and Liz's campsite this time, grabbing their chairs and a. Her stomach gurgled when she went into the kitchen ans saw Miri putting the finishing touches on the food. When she seating herself, Miri turned around and walked toward her. Jokingly, she said, ‘Now you don’t sit down without giving me a hug.’ Aiyanna stood up and hugged her. ‘I made home fries, eggs, and biscuits with gravy,’ said Miri. ‘I also cooked some sausage. I remember you loved my biscuits and gravy when you were little. You always asked for more, then made the cutest sad face when I.