I looked up and saw a bunch of military-looking guys in coveralls, holding big, bulky rifles and wearing hooded gas masks with tinted face-plates.
Having a holiday weekend without a family member felt like putting on a sweater that had an extra arm.
A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon it adds up to real money.
My head rang like a gong.
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?
It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.
For the most part, fear is nothing but an illusion. When you share it with someone else, it tends to disappear.