. runoff replenishes the ocean ... no runoff? ... a little more land is exposed as the evaporating oceans shrink. Water is a great heat sink. Land ......especially shoreline ... doesn’t retain heat ... ask the returning soldiers how cold the sand gets at night.There’s more land mass ... runoff didn’t re-cover the sand of the exposed beach. The water got hotter ... evaporated easier ... more sandy beach was exposed. More water was exported to the north and it snowed longer. Heavier snow created. Brittany stood up from her chores and approached Jennifer. She stood above Jennifer and while I could not make out all the words, the tension of the charged moment was highly evident. Brittany was delivering a whispered tirade and pointing at the fire, the hut and me. She paused to look at me, and then turned to again to shake a finger in Jennifer's face.I watched in dispassionate interest, not really having the energy or inclination to involve myself in a minor catfight.Jennifer paused in her. Sternly telling myself that it was for the best, I set down the bag she had wanted and walked back to the living room to rejoin the family.Shortly after that my parents arrived and we all sat down to dinner. I sat directly across from Tiffany at the table, but she flatly refused to so much as look at me and neither of us spoke throughout the meal. Needless to say, that didn't go unnoticed."What's gotten into the two of you?" she asked, "Normally, y'all are off in your own little world and. She had always liked him. Both of them were dressed for the occasion. Both wore khaki shirts and khaki shorts, his displaying strong manly calves while hers displayed those luscious long and tanned legs that turned heads. And she noticed he often turned his eyes towards those legs. She just giggled inside. She was just giving an old man a little thrill. When they reached Yosemite they had to wait a while to enter. While they sat in traffic Barry would often squeeze her thigh for emphasis as he.