" "I know aunt Sydney." "enough with the aunt Sydney I'm just plain Sydney tonight." "okay Sydney. I'm just having a hard time believing that my frien...s set me up with my aunt." "I can't believe that they didn't know that we were related Jonathan." We laughed about the situation and enjoyed our dinner. "I thought you had a girlfriend." "and I thought you had a boyfriend." "I said that to keep the family off my back." likewise Sydney. If they find out about this we'll be up the creek without a. Janis was still there and she asked me if I would go to a cocktail party with her. Knowing that Patty would be having dinner with her mother and sister and not feeling up to going home to an empty house I said I would. Knowing Janis, I knew she wouldn't stay at the party very long and I would be home by ten. I might beat Patty home or I might not, but either way it would be a surprise to her.The party was a cocktail party put on by one of our customers in conjunction with a trade show that was. "Alpha's humor is more likely to take the form of ... oh ... let's say she'll give an answer in base twelve rather than base ten. Or she'll tell me about how she found a prime number in base three that has the appearance of a multiple of that prime number in base ten. You know, math humor. Actually, I'm pretty sure I have something wrong with that multiple of a prime under a different ... well, whatever. I don't have a degree in mathematics, which is why I didn't try to give any examples out. Mrs. Waxerman sent the children to bed, showered, put on her night clothes and fell into bed, emotionally exhausted. The door bell ringing woke her the next morning. For the first time in years, Mrs. Waxerman had slept past dawn. Wrapping her robe around her, she went to the front door. Doctor Hooker was there, dressed impeccably, an unreadable expression on his face, a smile that didn’t reach his eyes. She invited him in, then offered him tea.Once they were seated at the table with their tea,.