She sneered at me in playful annoyance for failing to match her level of excitement.I sat up and stretched, taking in more of the backyard view. A ham...ock was gently swaying in the breeze, the garden was gleaming in the morning sun, and a strip of calm blue sea was visible just above the backyard fence.I squinted my eyes, noticing the missing lock on the beach-access gate. "Hey, where's the—," I was suddenly interrupted by the sight of the door being pulled open. A woman stepped into the. "It doesn't just wash off." Then, what do I need to do?" Let nature take its course." What?" It's just like getting a tan, a really deep tan." So what?" It'll fade back in time."Sidney gave her a dumbfounded look before he said, "So you're saying I'mstuck like this for..." The time being," Miss Han responded, cutting Sidney off.Sidney shook his head before he clutched the sides of his head as heasked, "How am I supposed to explain this to anyone?" You could tell the truth." That's not. A group of young men, boys actually, had formed a semi-circlearound the ladies room door. One stepped forward and closedthe distance between them. He gave her a very slow, veryobvious once over before looking her in the face and grinninglasciviously. "Hey, woman. You look hot. How about you comeover and play with us for awhile. We're gonna play volleyballand . . .other things."His compatriots laughed at his unsubtle innuendo. Sam couldremember doing much the same thing on occasion in his. Glenda said, "You know that is a great idea. We do need someone to bring up a few things that need attention out here. We pay a ton of taxes, or at least the park does, and Steve and Sue do with their businesses. We might as well have someone that can get some of our money spent out here."I said, "You know I don't know anything about county government. My attitude has always been the farther away I can get from government, the better."Alice said, "How hard can it be? You have to go to council.