"Well maybe another game," she said.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Jordan was in the kitchen explaining his day to Anna as she cookeddinner. I... was 6 o'clock and Jordan had survived the day. Even if it washis last day and he would need to find another job real soon."I really feel bad. I never expected it to turn out like this. I thoughtwe would be toasting to a great first day of work but now because Ipushed you into,.. this..." Anna explained while pointing at Jordan whowas still. Then I walked around her desk to stand right beside her and whispered to her “Well that last guy wanted to graduate with fucking honors and he won’t be. I want to graduate with fucking and honors.” She caught my drift and smiled and then stood up and whispered back “Who would you like to fuck and where?” I pulled her close, kissed her full on the lips and answered “The sexiest teacher in this whole place who I’ve had a crush on for four years,” Then I pushed her down onto her desk and finished. "It was the first meet of the season and the main reason I'd been hiding out here. The thought of being there, unable to swim, watching the teammates that I'd let down made my stomach knot up."You're needed," Missy answered."Says who? What for? I can't swim with this choker on!" I clutched at the collar, wishing I could rip it off, not daring to, given the doctors' warnings."We do need you," a different voice announced. It was Gail Devers, lead-off backstroker on my -- our --medley relay team. One farmer told me "If I can get 3 bushels per acre I can just break even." We set there nursing our beers and he looked at me again and said "If I can just get 6 bushels per acre I will break even a little better!" South Dakota farmers are eternal optimists!While I was growing up in Kansas I would have asthma attacks from the wheat dust during harvest. Since the harvest was the only work available there as a teenager I tried to just live with it. The only relief I got was buying a few ice cold.