“Why not??” asked Vinod …she nodded shyly (‘Give Anna a nice bath like one your sister gave me, and don’t forget … to do…that…!’…s...aid Vinod….she told me later….) …after Vinod left with children, Vimi and I had a solid breakfast almost silently… she immersed in thoughts… which prompted me to say ‘…are you on the pill Vimala?…’ ‘…no… yes Baavaa!” she said coming out of her thoughts and added “…what will happen if I and akka get…” she was interrupted by sudden shrill of my mobile. …it was my boss…. You've been at this for years, actually having gotten pretty good at it, but still never landing anything worth mounting on the wall at home. Last year, you almost caught this huge swordfish, but a shark landed it before you and took half of your fishing line with him. This year, you're determined to catch a big swordfish, even bigger than the one that shark got. So far, this trip has only landed you a few small and common fish, but you're not giving up. This is all about patience, and the. . but I love what we do, and that you love me enough to do it with me."I sipped on my coffee to keep from getting choked up and then I replied,"Carol you know how I adore you and all that we do... But I love you more... than just that. We just sort of fit well together in lots of ways don't we?"She smiled and winked saying,"We certainly do Ollie."Then serious again she said,"I just want you to know I really am yours. You have allowed me so much freedom, like Paul and his friends, the train, the. ”“Jacquelyn, do you want to lose weight and get in shape?”“Why? It won’t change anything. Nobody likes me. They all think I’m a freak. I asked a guy who I kind of knew to go to a turnabout dance, you know, where the girl asks the guy? He told me he’d rather stay home than go with a fat pig!”Now there was a guy I’d like to have in the dojo for twenty minutes. As a sparring partner. Without protective gear. Anyone with that little respect for another person needed to be put down like a rabid dog..