President, that I had heard wrong. Palestine is a sovereign country. The world won't stand by and let you order nuclear strikes on independent countri...s. Also, Mr. President, there is the political fallout within our own country if we attack an American base. They will not approve of us attacking our own people." Our own people, you say? You can't be one of them, you can't be an American if you disagree with me!" the President snapped back at me. "Palestine is not a country and I'll bomb it to. Just as I got settled the door bell rang and Carol arrived."Let's get cracking then," she said peeling of her jacket as she followedme into the kitchen, crushing out the cigarette I opened the patio doorsand we went out into the garden armed with bin liners to collect therubbish, we moved from table to table picking up paper plates, ashtraysand an assortment of other rubbish filling our bags and depositing themat the side of the house for transfer to the rubbish tip. Empty glasseswere put in. .." Hugh voice was hesitant.Mr. O'Neil chuckled. "Well, I guess nobody really is. But tell me, do ya love 'im?"Hugh thought of Erin, waiting by the altar, dressed magnificently in a black tuxedo and bow tie. "Yes!" Hugh stated firmly."Well then, you're as ready as you'll ever be." He smiled and held out his hand.This time Hugh slipped his small and elegant hand (Hugh was wearing silk gloves for the occasion) into Mr. O'Neil's larger rough farmer's hands. Mr. O'Neil grasped the hand gently and. Congratulations to Warren."Everyone just stared at him. "Warren," his English teacher, Mr. Garelli, said," I didn't know you were an ice skater." Very few people did," Warren said, chagrined. "Until now." That confirms it," Peter Dennis, one of the nastier kids in the class said, "You're gay. I knew it. If you're a figure skater, you must be gay." Well, considering the lovely lady that I skate with is my girlfriend, and has been for almost two years-not hardly!" Oh, yeah, like you have a.