"The man does as he's told, gets dressed and goes out into the pounding rain.He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?" Yes," comes bac... the answer."Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband."Yes, please!" comes the reply from the dark."Where are you?" asks the husband."Over here on the swing," replies the drunk.These are compliments of Chuck One night outside a small town in Minnesota, a fire started in the local chemical plant. In a blink of an eye it exploded into. I wondered who owned all this. I'd hate like hell for somebody to turn it into a mini-mall or something.About the time I figured I should be getting to McIver's, I ran into a tall redwood fence.Somebody had some bucks. The fence was seven feet high, and I didn't think redwood was cheap.Idle curiosity made me wonder what was behind the fence. There was a tree next to it, and I hadn't climbed a tree in years. I jumped up and grabbed a branch about eight feet off the ground, then pulled myself. "No, not really. Like I said, it was nice, but I love JR and I'm happy with him—more than happy. I think Ted is a great guy and all; he's my friend, but not anything more. I used to think I wanted us to be more, but things change," I said.I went into one of the stalls and took a seat. I had to go, but I wanted to stop having to answer questions too. I loved my sister and Kim was a good friend, but I didn't want to dredge up old feelings, not feelings about Ted.While enjoying my solitude, I. ”I stood to leave and before I closed the door I looked at Naomi. I could see thanks in her eyes. She turned to Barbie, kissed her cheek and said, “You can do this and I will help you. Remember, Chloe will ultimately be responsible for these two properties. I am only involved now because of what is going on in Peru. We are hoping to fold that resort in a business group with the restaurants we own in the area.” Barbie turned to Naomi, kissed her on the lips, “I know you will and we can do this.