. GRAB! THE! VINE!!!"-- and two that go togetherQ: Why do elephants paint their balls red?A: So they can hide in apple trees.Q: How did Tarzan die?A: ...Picking apples.Building PermitSome have asked what I've been doing in retirement. Well, I applied for a building permit for a new house.It was going to be 100 ft. tall and 400 ft. wide, with 12 gun turrets at various heights, and windows all over the place and a loud outside entertainment sound system. It would have parking for 200 cars, and I was. “Well, it wasn’t anything serious anyway,” I replied cautiously, wondering if Mandy had been hoping for more and sent Liv on a recon mission. It was the first time Liv had ever asked something so personal and I assumed Mandy was the real reason she had come to my office.“That’s what she told me,” Liv responded evenly.We smoked in silence as I waited for Liv to continue questioning me about why I called it off with Mandy.“You can do better,” she said suddenly.“Mandy is alright,” I said, both. " Thanks, Shirl." Thank you, boss."Scott followed an older couple up the stairs to the restaurant space above. Other than a few inspections during construction, Shirl was right, he hadn't spent any time there, and certainly not as a customer. Slipping in and out of the downstairs bar had always been much easier.The subdued lighting for the evening crowd gave the dining room an intimate feel. White tablecloths and a mixture of tables and booths on different tiers made the space more formal than. I wasn’t that familiar with the course. I had used it for several runs early in the morning before too many golfers were out, but never in the way to become aware of terrain and landmarks, especially in the dark.He gave me a smack on the butt and I started down the cart path, King falling in step with me as he has done on so many other walks. I was trying to decide whether it would be better to stay on the car path or to use the fairway. The cart path was closer to private property, but was.