"I wanted them to grow up not afraid of their bodies, so me and Milt run around naked all the time in front of the k**s. They grew up looking at my ti...s, and Milt's pecker swinging in the breeze. As they grew up, there were a few questions. Not as many as I figured, though. I figured that they were getting most of their information from the pool hall, or the drive-in. You know how k**s talk these days. Any way, I was gathering laundry, so the oldest girl could wash it. I went into the closet. And where is Daxson?" and no sooner did he say thatdid I see that big burly man with a huge smile on his face slamming abeer down saying, "Sorry guys, but apparently room service 'happyendings' are free around here" as he looked me in the eye and couldtell I had experienced the same level of service...our liason could nowsense what was going on and said "If you guys don't hurry up, you'll bethe ones giving room service!" and that was our cue to myself andDaxson to get a move on.When we got to. The other scary part was when they took me to getmy ears pierced. Not one but two piercings in each ear with a fewearrings to start off with. All three of us walked out of the mall loadeddown with packages. And when we got home mom made sure to go into my roomand made space for all of the purchases we made. She instructed me in thecare of everything and that I was to make sure that I understood how tomaintain them.Going in to high school I tried to take advantage of putting some thingson. .. o-O-oSpringtime on the riverbank. What a wonderful time of year.Time to be up early at the weekend.Time to be out and about as the dawn was breaking.Time to myself, no noise other than the tide running on the river and the wildlife.The snort of a fox I'd met two days before - he and I walking in opposite directions on the same narrow path - the snort of his irritation at my arrogance to be on the same piece of ground as him at this time of the morning. His arrogance at my presence, his eyes.