“And when we were done, I told you I had a massive crush on you, and gave you fair warning that I was going to take you home someday and fuck you si...ly? And you promised to let me. Remember?I remained motionless, then finally moved one hand from my head to the table.“I remember, James. But you’re thirty years too late.”I raised my head. “Look at me. I’m an old woman.”He looked at me, long and hard.“You’re beautiful.”“I was,” I said. “I was beautiful – once. That photo I sent you? That was me –. What makes life 100%?If A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Zis represented as:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26Then:K N O W L E D G E11 14 15 23 12 5 4 7 5 = 96%H A R D W O R K8 1 18 4 23 15 18 11 = 98%But,A T T I T U D E1 20 20 9 20 21 4 5 = 100%And,B U L L S H I T2 21 12 12 19 8 9 20 = 103%So, it stands to reason that knowledge and hard work will get you close, attitude will get you there, but bullshit will put you over the top.This one is. ?" he began slowly, his mouth barely functioning and his words were choked behind gauze and the sheer taste of a metal and plastic tube combination shoved down his windpipe. He could barely move his head to see where, or whom, was in the room with him, much less what type of room he was in, but the sound of a scurrying person leaving the room told him that his noise was very unexpected. He was smart enough to figure that out.Ronald also was smart enough to figure out that the doctors who came. Neither of us was ready to face up to that yet. We parted with kisses and exchanges of 'I love you.' We wouldn't see each other again until Saturday after the game.Iowa always presented challenges for our team. They were well coached and played fundamentally sound football. They were patient and waited to take advantage of mistakes that their opponents made. The game could be a trap for us with our inconsistent but explosive offense given how we made too many mistakes during our games this.