The concierge here says he can get us a table at Trace for seven o’clock. That’s in the W Hotel. And don’t worry about the cost. It’s my littl... contribution to the memory of my dad. Okay?”“Great. Thank you for calling, Cali. You’re a bright spot in a dark day. See you at seven.”It took no time for Jordan and Cinnamon to agree to dinner. I’d already made arrangements to pick up Teresia, who was staying at a much less expensive hotel downtown. I called Teri and she said she was with Geoff. If only I could have kept the jacket, but it was the one he loved and would never part with. He didn’t know it but back at the merchandise stand I had got him a theory of a deadman patch to add onto the back a long with Black Stone Cherry, Volbeat, Halestorm and the countless others that he had. We both climbed into his black sport version of a clio that he had customised himself with the light blue interior. If I had a car this is the one that I would have chosen. I fell in love with it and. As our holiday approached my father in law who is a widower took ill and required constant help to cope day to day, I had offered to cancel the holiday but my wife insisted that I go as my job was very stressful, telling her I wasn't keen to go alone she secretly asked my sister( ten years younger than me) if she wanted to take her place on the rapidly approaching trip. My sister although negative at first agreed in the end to join my abroad. When my wife told me about her plan I was unhappy at. We were just about to get out and dry off when we saw it:the Lesser Piffin -- one of the rarest birds in North America! --floating in the stream just a few yards away from us and seeminglyunconcerned by our presence as it sat serenely on the water. Slowly, wewaded toward it (still naked!) for a better look. And slowly, it swam afew yards further upstream. We swam slowly closer and, serenely, it movedupstream just a little.How long did it go on? Every time we swam cautiously nearer, the.