Now, I certainly saw it for what it was: a temporary escape, a transient suppression of reality. In the long run, nothing tangible would be changed. B...t the trip did serve to provide a much-needed perspective adjustment.I arrived in New York on the 28th of December. Right away, I felt refreshed, and I actually found the cold winter weather invigorating. Odalys and Jose were both off from work that week, and we spent the first couple of days taking in the sights of the Big Apple, with the subway. Laurie, the other new woman owned a local bookstore, similar to Stephanie. Apparently, Jeremy really liked buying his science fiction books in her store. While maybe not as obviously helpful as Meghan, both of them knew the local business environment and commercial real-estate market very well.I went back and forth between the two rooms. Pretty soon it was 1:30pm, so I called a halt while Kristen handed out sandwiches she had ordered.The computer science team had already come up with a. Kandy then lifted me up with one hand and kicked the door shut and said "WE HAVE BOTH BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME TO MEET ,HAVENT WE MY LITTLE MAN " I was blushing as she looked into my eyes holding me in the crook of her strong arm and realizing all shed have to do is flex her great muscles in that arm and it would be lights out ,game over as she could snap me in two just like I was a fly .Kandy let me down on the floor in front of her as she stood towering over me she looked down at me with a. We had to paint him as an out of touch demagogue who had lured me astray, but now I was back on the path of goodness and righteousness. This left a sour taste in my mouth. I had known full well what I was doing when I helped to oust the Democrats, and I firmly believed that the elements of the Contract with America were for the good of all of us.The one thing I agreed with, though, was that Newt was nowhere near done with his feud with Bill Clinton. I knew he was going after Slick Willie on.