Marlene noted that the President was bigger in person than she'd appearedon the vid. She had to be at least five-ten, and she was smartly attiredin a ...ailored gray wool three-piece suit with a white cotton shirt and abright red silk tie. Her jet-black hair was rather short and it wascombed straight back. She was a rather handsome woman."Please have a seat, Dr. Hollander." The President gestured at the redleather armchair in front of her desk. Marlene sat down and the Presidentfollowed suit.. Debbie looked more like a nine year old than the teenager she actually was."So, what are going to do about the situation?" her mom asked Little Debbie's dad on this bright and sunny morning. Looking up from the morning newspaper, her husband responded with "Well, if you are as tired of slick, slimey doorknobs as I am, you might want to consider mating her with Buster." At the sound of his name, Buster came scampering into the kitchen. He sat wagging his tail and turning his head back and forth. I sighed, clicked on themailbox, and saw 37 messages. I deleted them. Dejected, I signed off, andlooked for something to do. But my mind called back: Go do your homework. Iknew it had to be done, so I re-opened the word processor and began to write.I got as far as writing my name--Jack LaRue--and the date in the top cornerbefore I dazed out by looking at the wall.Five minutes later, I sneezed. That brought me back to reality. Now sneezingnormally isn't the most noteworthy event, except there. The drinks and appetizer were delivered to the table within six or seven minutes. A little flag was attached to the edge of the table on a hinged pole. When you were ready for the next course, or if you wanted the waiter for something, the flag could be lowered and reached through the curtain where the waiter saw it. Otherwise, you were left undisturbed.Jeremy had made reservations for himself and his sub about eight months ago. He loved making her do things in public for him, and she was quite.