Sadly, Joel had to part with his new pet, Bruce. The apartment manager cited lack of house training, but unspoken was the matter of the missing Jones cat, the disappearance of ChiChi (the Shi Tzu), and one of the Martinez kids not making it home from school . . .
The adoption/rescue shelter had claimed Joel’s newly adopted pet was a variant of the long-tailed, short-legged Cock-a-Poo, but after a trip to the groomers, Joel was having doubts.
Lucinda was once again disappointed in the bogus claims made by cosmetic manufacturers–the new lipstick was supposed to be waterproof, kiss-proof,sweat-proof, even algae -proof. Clearly, this was going to require another trip to the Wal-Mart cosmetic section or customer service desk for a refund . . .
Quint was growing concerned; even though he was careful in applying his sunblock (Supposedly water resistant SPF50) there were quite a few spots that seemed to get more exposure and resulting sunburn than others . . .
Dennis had finally had his braces removed, his teeth were straight and cleaned, and he was hoping that the dentist’s prediction that he would be a chick magnet was true . . .
Ever since his ex-wife heard that Justin had gotten a new, better paying job, she had her lawyer trying to get him served and into court for what she thought was her slice of the new big money. He’d gotten pretty good at hiding. . .
