The girl moved around behind me, trying to hide from them. This was all I needed to be on the defensive."Stay" I commanded. "Stay here." She seemed to...understand and shook her head yes. She moved slightly so she was protected by a small outcropping of rock near the entrance to the cave. I wished she had gone inside, but took what I could get. I stood, Henry in hand and Blackhawks ready at my side, and started forward toward the men. They were shouting angrily at me. Then they came across. Next was a table of knickknacks and odds and ends. "Hey," said JoJo, stopping. "Hey," Joe echoed. They stood in front of the knickknack table staring at the alarm clock radio."A Snoozer," JoJo whispered."I know," Joe whispered back.On their honeymoon twenty years ago, Joe and JoJo had spent six nights in the city in a not-quite- seedy hotel convenient to the theater district. The idea was that the money saved on lodgings would go towards shows and dinners. All Joe and JoJo really needed was a. I stop and kneel.A deer raises his head, somehow sensing danger despite having the breeze in my face. I raise the bow. Muscles contract against the heavy draw weight, almost too much for my young arms to manage. The snap and twang of the drawstring is sharp off my fingertips... Logan blinked the memory away. He breathed against an unidentified ache in his chest and re-focused on the current, desperate need to eat. Ever-so-slowly, he eased into a crouch and raised his spear. His throw was good.. 2. I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom, until they’re flashing behind you.3. Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool, so I gave him a glass of water.4. Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.5. I’m great at multi-tasking--I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at once.6. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.7. Take my advice - I’m not.