I could tell she was excited that her daughter wasactually considering buying, maybe even wearing, a real dress. I spokeup to take the heat off my fri...end. "That was only our first shoppingtrip, Mrs. Taylor - I know we'll find her something perfect." Sandy, I can't believe you're so willing to help a girl shop for adress. Boys aren't usually interested in that sort of thing." Sandy's not exactly your typical macho male, Mom, in case you haven'tnoticed," Julia said dryly. She quickly turned to me. The overdone makeup, hair, and dresses always made me feel that this kind of entertainment had a caricature edge to it. To inflame this, the bitchiness and overt female mannerisms perplexed me. If one is going to imitate something that you are not, the more exaggerated it becomes, the more the attempt falls short of the mark. Surely a far subtler approach would be more convincing. On the other hand, maybe I just didn’t get the point of this ‘art form.’ These guys were competing and knew what. From the looks Sarah was giving him, I knew she felt the same way. We talked later, and she agreed, when he said FAMILY meeting, a thrill shot straight to our sensitive spots.We talked down in the cabin, as he took the boat out, agreeing to do our very very best to keep him interested, making sure he’d never be bored with us. I made some iced tea, guessing he didn’t want alcohol right now, and carried it up for him. He smiled at the gesture, drank almost the whole glass in one long swallow, and. This generated a smile from them all.Just then the door opened. My replacement was here. Ten minutes early but five minutes too late to save my ass. Literally.As soon as he walked in he greeted the delivery men by name and asked where Joe was. They said I was Joe’s replacement for the day and this caused a curious look from the employee.“Did she already pay you?” he asked.“No,” they responded, “but we worked out a deal with a deposit until we can get paid.”The employee walked behind the.