It will indeed be a shame when someone (hopefully me) will have to tell her that her time has come. Gina appeared melancholy and more than a li...tle apprehensive when she was directed up the 6 steps of a scaffold to one of our new automations, the Vortex 3000. (We call it the “Skirt Devil”.) The device is a clear plastic tube 12 feet in height, 6 feet in diameter. It has a floor consisting of a steeling grating and a ceiling with 2 fiberglass bars forming a cross. A large hose is attached. "dude! Kevin! hows it going? how you been?" yada yada, we catch up and suddenly im alright with the set up. so the table is set up and we start the game. "ladies first" i announced as i passed the balls to the girls. they blush and thank me for being chivalrous. they both take their shots and miss horribly. i go first for our side and hit the rim of the first cup but miss. kevin sinks one of the two cups in the second row beautifully and i suddenly have a good feeling about the game. the girls. He always has his cell with him. Tap that button.Ring, ring, ring, ring. "I'm sorry I can't answer my phone right now. Leave a message at the tone and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."End the call and toss the damn phone onto the table beside my recliner. Hum, it's almost noon. Wonder what's for lunch. I'm not really hungry but it's almost time to eat. That'll fill in a few minutes. Sure hope it's something that tastes good. Nothing seems to taste good lately."Honey what's for lunch?" I. Out of the shower they tied their hair back with some ribbon from Cory’s collection in the coat closet. For dinner they cooked steaks and decided they would work on their dresses that evening. They loaded up some of Cory’s favorite symphonies and several jazz albums that Sharon picked out, sat together on the sofa in the parlor with their legs overlapping, and looked through some dress designs to decide on the details for their dresses. Sharon decided a little more practical dress for northern.