Andy did not have a clue what he was buying and took the easy way out and walked straight up to a shop assistant and said. "My girlfriend likes to emb...arrass the hell out of me." He held up the shopping list and asked. "Could you help me with this little lot as last time she did this to me it took me forever and I still bought the wrong stuff!"The shop assistant smiled and said taking the list. "Sure I'm Laura, this way sir?"Feeling pleased with his little white lie, Andy watched as Laura ran. Cynicism runs rampant.The erosion of the foundation of the society continues and even accelerates. The decay is evident throughout the society. Structures that were built during the earlier, more dynamic times have begun to fall into disrepair. People try to escape reality through drugs, alcohol, and a looser moral structure. People tend to become more corrupt because they feel that everyone else, particularly those in power, is corrupt. The fabric of the society has become worn and threadbare.. Snyder." How the hell was she communicating with him? I couldn't see a handset or intercom of any kind. Focus Sandi. I breathed again. I stood, smoothed my skirt and gave the girls on the couch my most dismissive smile and strode into Mr. Snyder's office like I owned it."And why should I hire you, Sandi," asked Mr. Snyder? I took a deep breath and took one more look around his office. Elegant and masculine, it was what one would expect of an executive office at a Fortune 500 company. Hardwood. “It’s precisely because you aren’t my patient that I can do this,” explained Benito. “I’m not allowed to cuddle my patients.”“Oh,” said Sally. “That’s sad. What if they need cuddles like I need cuddles?”“I have to apply for special dispensation from the Cuddles Board,” said Benito. “Then they send me an allocation of so many cuddles that I can give to that patient.”She lifted herself up and looked into his face. She grinned to show her understanding of his joke. Then she cuddled back into his.