From a couch against a wall, a bespectacled younger man with black hairsays "all programs seeing a positive response. The news about Iowa,Colorado, a...d New Mexico has been leaked. Governor Palin and thewriters are tweaking her stump speech to target more specifically.Damage control surrounding the Powell announcement is seeing fruition.The Mondale plan is turning about a dozen people per day percanvasser--" The Mondale plan?" the older man interrupted. "You idiots actually usedthe Mondale. I could hear murmuring but could not make out what they were saying.“Yeah, come on in,” Bobby whispered back.I pushed the door open, went in and closed it behind me. Bobby was sitting up bare-chested in his bed with a sheet up to his waist. The only light on was a dim nightlight. I sat on the side of his twin bed and came up with a lame excuse of why I was in his room at this time of night, “I could not sleep listening to them. I thought I would keep you company until they’re done. Do you. The usual questions of work history, why do you want the job, what can you bring to the job and some personal information were flown through. When she shook my hand and congratulated me on getting the job with a very alluring smile, I was speechless.She showed me to the door and leaned in close, " You will start on Monday at 8.00 with my husband, he will show you the ropes." As she closed the door I was sure that she winked.``````````````````````````By the time Monday came around, I had. My tidy little house was all I needed and I had no mind to change. My neighborhood was filled with people my own age, mostly married, and with children. A couple single men lived near by but, just as modern society would have it, I really only knew them by sight, not by name, or other personal details. I sought out neighbors to become better acquainted with and discovered how much I enjoyed having coffee with one or another in their homes or mine. The time became right to introduce myself to.