’ It took a few minutes for me to get my composure back. I sat there on the ground holding Ted’s hand while Hawk and Mary comforted me and Ramon h...ld a handkerchief on the wound. Ted woke up a few minutes later. Sue came over and we kept him talking to keep him awake. He seemed dazed but lucid. The next few hours were chaotic, at best. Sue and I stayed at Ted’s side as the Sheriff’s deputies and paramedics swarmed the scene. When they took him to the hospital, I made a very hard choice and. Cathy let the slip drop to the floor and then quickly sat back down, and forced a smile, as Sharon handed her five chips.Everyone else quickly saw the bet. I wondered if I should keep the ace, and only take two cards, but discarded the ace and took three. Everyone else took three, except for Bob and Kristen, who took two. I picked up my three cards and saw a third nine, plus and an ace and a jack. Now this was better, but what about Kristen. She had opened and only taken two cards. Did she have. "Are you gay?" I ask."No I like girls," he responds defensively, "I don't want to be a girleither." Why do you do it?" I ask."I just like the way girl's clothes feel," he admits."OK, go upstairs and dress as a girl," I say, "When you're finished waithere and I will get you when dinner is ready."He runs upstairs excitedly and slams the door behind him. I guess thisweekend won't be so boring after all. I go back to my house and go to mysister's room to change into my female alter ego, Blaire. . From the pictures those scientists made, just one hide would probably cover half my wall – maybe more, and I’ll bet the hide is really thick. A couple of them would go a long way toward insulating the entrance end of the cave, not to say anything about making me a super-thick coat.“Hmmm, that reminds me. When I was a kid, Mom always harped about me wearing a cap on really cold days. She said that keeping my head warm went a long way toward keeping my whole body warm in really cold weather. If.