I understand completely.”“How can I be of assistance, sir?”“I’’m looking for a gift for a special friend. Something usable, but not too pr...ctical, if you know what I mean.”“I believe so, sir. You’d like a gift for a lady friend that will encourage your relationship. Sexy but practical?”“Yes, that’s it exactly.”We were walking toward the sleepwear section as we talked. We headed toward the back wall. “If I may suggest, sir, a negligee set is perhaps what you’re after. A long gown and a light. Daddywas cooking pancakes and bacon, Mom was just walking in the door by the time I got to the kitchen. There'smy sleepy head Daddy said to me, come on over here a get your plate. Daddy, Uncle Pete and Eric were allsitting there like nothing had happen. I could tell Ronnie feels better because he's wolfing down those pancakesfast. Mom says she sleepier than she is hungry, she rolls up a piece of bacon into a pancake and say she'sshowering and heading straight to bed. Daddy tell me and. I believe love means saying ‘no’. When you love your child enough NOT to give into their every whim.”“Money is power. It always has been. It always will be.”“I’m sure that’s true. I’ve studied enough history to know it. And I’m a capitalist at heart. But, to me, capitalism without some kind of empathy for your fellow man is evil. If it becomes merely a zero-sum-game, then eventually the masses will rise up and take everything from you. A ‘beggar-thy-neighbor’ approach will destroy everyone.“You. I've been away from the books for too long. There's so much writing to do, and I can't write and my typing is even worse. You have every right to expect a husband who will provide for you, and I'm just a complete loser..."Moving quickly, Kathy was back in her former position looking down at him. She interrupted him saying, "The hell you are! Now you listen to me, Kenneth Carlson! Let me try to tell you how I feel about you:"If we were kept naked in a pit in the zoo, with our only water source.