"It's so ... green," Li stammered, "so green and so bright." All of their light is generated naturally by the star," the Captain was looking around he..., hands on hips, the faint smile still on her face."Do you smell that? It smells like perfume!" Missy was breathing deeply; Li hadn't noticed until she mentioned it."The flora that grows on the surface gives off those scents naturally," Captain Appet explained."I don't like it," Li decided, "it's weird ... there are too many colors all over the. I pull out the money and the something else from my shorts. Three hundred dollars, and I have her private visiting card. Wednesday 6 pm is scribbled on the back. ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— I’ve had a long day, talking to too many people in Silicon Valley, and schmoozing too many senators and congressmen and congresswomen in the White House. They love my contacts and my influence, and generally give me what I want after I have played the game with them and given them. What Susan DIDN’T know was that they regularly had sex with each other. What she ALSO didn’t know was that they knew SHE had sex with women as well, which is where they got the idea.So, here they were, following a really cute guy down the path to the boathouse, and both of them admired the view.Karen turned to Kerry and whispered “Paper, scissors, rock to see who gets him first?” Kerry nodded, and the two girls made fists, and went through the motions. Kerry chose paper, Karen chose rock, and. And it did.Being without her was hard. Much harder than I imagined. But when shereturned it was hard to know which of us was happier. She was so full ofjoy she seemed to bring our home alive. It was really our home by thattime.As a reward not for my gift, but for enduring her absence withacceptance, she offered me an unveiling. She sat me on naked on myshowering chair with a Kleenex in my hand while she stood in front of mein just a bathrobe. Then she let it fall.My God. I have never.