I would put cotton in my mouth to change my voice some and make the deal, hopefully. I was now having fantasies of being a Pussy Cat for some young To...s. I must admit, I was becoming stimulated and was looking forward to the party, as was Susan. The phone rang and it was Susan. "Have you seen the morning paper yet? It is there I think. There is an advertisement for a female entertainer for a stag party and a cell phone number."I thanked Susan and got the paper and sure enough it was Ted's cell. 2500 bucks ... out the door ... cash. Japan wasn't paying a lick of attention to anything the American President said. They were buying scrap and it was cash on the barrelhead ... FOB.Wikipedia says:FOB is only used in sea freight and stands for "Free On Board", and always used in conjunction with a port of loading. Indicating "FOB port" means that the seller pays for the transportation of the goods to the port of shipment, plus loading costs. The buyer pays cost of marine freight transport,. " He sat back at the canvas and continued. During the night I had tried to work out what scale I was, as a painting. If the canvas was the twenty-four by eighteen that I had seen, then I would have been about fifteen inches high, I would be the centre of the painting. This excited my ego, until I remembered that the image was one more associated with the Zodiac sign for Aquarius than my rugged masculine form. Even as paint touched the canvas, I could sense the changes around me. I couldn't. Rawlings isn't helping you much by feeding you cake and soda pop." I know, but this is my lunch. Days I don't come for a lesson, I don't have anything." I know how it is to be hungry. You are just glad to have something."Debra picked up on Angie calling me Mr. Rawlings. "How come you don't call Hank, Hank? We do." This is my first day here and he hasn't said I could."I settled that. "Well, I'm saying you can as of right now. Okay guys, break is over. You can stick around if you want Angie." No.