Sammy had to use her fingers to eat it while Annie watched, and then slip her hands through the bars so Annie could wipe them clean.Annie used to let ...er out after dinner, and they'd sit and watch TV with Sammy either curled up next to Annie on the couch or down on the floor. However, Annie had been working later and later, and bringing her designs home to work on in the evening, so for the past month or two, Sammy had just been left in the cage all evening. Watching Annie furiously scribble. I had consumed gallons of in the Marines as it seemed to be the beverage of choice in the chow line and every ships galley I had ever been involved with. It was good for keeping you alert.While I munched on the bagel and sipped on the coffee I worked my e-mails and text messages on the smart phone. I decided that I was going to get a cheap laptop to keep in the truck for times like these, along with a thumb drive. I could be working on serious stuff instead of filling my face.I waited until. I don't want you to stop, but I have to breathe. Please stop. Don't stop. Stop.I can't make you stop by breathing, you have to stop....I breathe. One almighty breath out and back in again, stopping the burning in my lungs.You don't stop though, you keep going.Now you stop. My ear is released from your mouth and you kiss my neck straightaway.I'm glad I took that breath, because you don't stop kissing me. You keep kissing my neck over and over, the back the sides, my other ear gets a nibble too.. . he’s not even a member of this club!”Let this be a lesson to us all ... if you can figure out which lesson should be to us all!!!! A couple of valuable lessons here... SocratesKeep this in mind the next time you are about to repeat a rumor or spread gossip.In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about Diogenes?”“Wait a moment,” Socrates replied, “Before you.