Trudy (not pictured) had driven all the way from Florida to see Mt. Rainier and somehow imagined she could simply drive to the top and enjoy the view; after all, she had a Subaru with “symmetrical all wheel drive.” As she got closer, she began to think that she might also need snow tires.
Sally had always liked the old country song “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” but it really wasn’t her, and there was just something off about “The Yellow Pea of Oregon” . . .
Having heard the expression “When my ship comes in” made Wade hopeful, but he was beginning to have doubts about his ship reaching him . . .
As she traveled to the spawning grounds in the in the upper reaches of the river to begin the next generation of trout, Sandra (pictured, center, underwater) felt like life had gotten a lot tougher since this mating drive thing had kicked in; in fact it seemed a lot like swimming upstream
Hearing about the influx of unaccompanied children coming across the Rio Grande River into Texas gave Ike, who lives in Northern Idaho next to the Canadian border, reason for concern. He was pretty sure the thought of swimming across the glacier-fed lake would act as a deterrent for the pesky Canadian kids, but nonetheless, he spent most of his daylight hours in his pickup, watching. Just in case . . .
Elmer was convinced that the key to a good home security system was good outside lighting. His wife was somewhat concerned about the potential rise in the power bill now that the new system was installed. . .
