LOOKING FOR GOD
Raymon was a cat enthusiast. He brought a female from Dalice. It had a bad habit. It would briefly watch an LP record turn, then leap onto it, and scratch the vinyl so badly it would from then on make a staccato crackling like popping corn. >>>

SIZE BRIDGE
It was kind of eerie down by the river. Luckily for Edwin, there was enough moonlight so when he removed the gas cap from the pump, he could see it was bone dry. While he was bent over looking, a crashing on the far bank caused him to freeze. The far bank was covered with brush, and it sounded like King Kong was walking through it. Edwin's blood froze.>>>

PARATERROR
In the early times of the sport, a participant was hitched up in a harness with a parachute on its rear, and a link in front. A motorboat with a nylon towline behind it pulled parallel to the coastline just offshore. A swimmer went in, got the rope, brought it back, and hooked it onto the connection. A mob of local boys held the chute aloft, and allowed the breeze to catch it. When the wind billowed the parasol, and the line was taut, the head man waved his arm overhead. The boat driver gunned the throttle, and took off. The parachuter walked a few steps, and went airborne.>>>

ANGLISH
The reaction Americans typically had when they heard any language other than their own spoken was remarkable.  The majority of the Yanks were sure they were being talked about.  Herman said the Mexican’s conversation sounded like “blackbirds in a Chinaberry Tree.” >>>

THE SMUGGY FACE
Doctor Ruff thought perhaps he should retire, he was past the age when most doctors did.  It crossed his mind that he possibly should have let one of the younger doctors work on this young woman.  He'd done a tubal litigation on her after he'd taken her second son, but it had failed.>>>

MINDSET
Spiro sat in the pharmacy of The Dalice Veteran's Hospital.  A video screen hung from the ceiling and displayed rows of names in alphabetical order.  The man he'd given his prescriptions to had told him it'd be "about 45 minutes.  You'll know they're ready when ye' see yer' name on the TV".>>>

PREFIXES
Every part of my body objects to this ritual of getting up and working philosophy, even the cat gives me a smug look as I turn off the alarm. Through my crusty eyes, I can see the curtains are open, I never close them as no peeping tom could ever make it through the jungle that is our garden to perve on me, at least not without a flame thrower! >>>

180
During the year of roughnecking, I went through a set of tires driving from Albany to Dallas. When cruising, I had a belt looped around my right thigh. Third gear never stayed in more than 5 minutes unless the belt was draped over it, with the weight of my leg holding it in. It had to be adjusted perfectly... too loose and the pickup would pop out of gear. If it was too tight, the leg would get numb. >>>

HAY SIN GLAD DEN FREE
The campus covered a couple of square miles, a paved road around the dormitories was right at a mile. In the center of the campus was a tarnished, bronze statue of the founder Richard D Beckham and a flagpole. Beckham was a charitable carpetbagger who came to Dixie after the American Civil War and bought hundreds of acres for pennies apiece.>>>

DIVINA
The boss took a 16 gauge, pump shotgun loaded with birdshot outside and fired thrice into the tree. It rained black birds. Most only had a couple pellets in them. They couldn't fly, but could, and did run. The boss had four bird dogs. They wore themselves to a frazzle chasing after the birds. No sooner had they caught one, than they'd turn it loose, and run after another. >>>

BIG TENT
My kids and I decided to go camping one holiday weekend. We borrowed a tent and left Dallas on Thursday when I got off work. We went to a state park and got out the canvas. It was the kids' grandfather's, and hadn't been used in years. It was a massive roll of fabric studded with nylon loops for the posts. Inside was an enormous bundle of poles. The only thing we knew was where the bottom was. It’s exterior was overlain with plastic for waterproofing. >>>

NEPHILIM
Easy Keel had been held captive in Upper Chaldea for 30 years, 4 months, and 5 days.  His captivity was like house arrest; his captors granted him relative independence, though escape was out of the question.>>>