One might almost have wished the heavy snow back. Last night's contribution had either melted into the mud covering the thaw or it was running freely ...own the ditches. Greg stepped around the lonely sewer grate protecting Dan Schultz's Lucky Dollar from spring flooding. Main Street held the only pavement in a village of muddy roads. In summer the municipality dumped fresh gravel to fill the holes that were already punishing his Mustang. The provincial highway department periodically resurfaced. As Paul and Kelly grabbed hold of their sister she started to speak in a mystical echo voice. "THE CLUB. I SEE THE CLUB DOWN ON SUNSET AND ROSE." "Let's go." Kelly said as they carried the sweat covered sister to their car. "We need to stop him before he causes her to get so hot she explodes." One little thing first." Kelly grinned wickedly as Paul didn't like the look on his sister face. With a snap of Kelly's fingers Paul almost collapsed in his new 3" black heels and matching dress that. Reaction to the President's speech was generally positive, except from conservative fundamentalists, who denounced her drug plan as "rewarding those who take drugs" and "eroding the moral fabric of the country."Most of the commentary centered on the new President's willingness to try new and different things in an attempt to shake the American people out of the stagnation that was stifling the country. Many commentators were starting to compare the first days of Kathleen Lehrer's administration. I looked at my dressing table and saw my hairbrush. It had an oval wooden head and I wondered if that would be better than my slipper. I reckoned it would hurt more and made a mental note to use it next time. By now I assumed there would be a next time. I even reckoned the hairbrush would become a good friend of mine. Mind you, I knew that I couldn’t use the hairbrush to spank Dave and to brush my hair. So I decided I’ll get a different hairbrush for my hair. Oh, and it will be best if I buy.