Conrad and his girlfriend, Sue, had both been working lots of overtime, and while it made for good paychecks, there seemed to be no time for fun. Finally they had a morning off to drive to the beach, but something told them they wouldn’t need sunscreen today. . . . . David, Sf.G.
Brian, having just returned from a trip that included New York, Chicago, and Mexico City, was sitting on his dock on Chocolate Bayou, having a beer, waiting for twilight. He was reminded of why he didn’t live in the city . . . . . David, Sf.G.
Apparently, the Daleks had somehow sabotaged some system in the Tardis, and Dr. Who was anticipating a rougher than usual landing near the Houston NASA site. He couldn’t help but wonder how the guys from BBC’s Top Gear would handle the situation . . . . David, Sf.G.
Jaime, 7, had heard about eclipses from his teacher and was more than a little excited to actually be able to see a solar eclipse from his yard. When the sun sank before the moon was completely up, producing only a partial eclipse, Jaime suggested that next time they should get on the roof so they were closer; maybe the view would be better. . . . . David, Sf.G.
Just before the big housing crunch, Jim had taken out a home equity loan and then lost his good-paying, long-time job and his pension with it. Now he was working at WalMart, and it felt like he was quickly losing ground. As he saw the sunset that evening, it reminded him that his dreams of early retirement seemed to be fading fast. . . . . David, Sf.G.