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Chapter 13 – Family Time The next couple of weeks fell into sort of a routine for us, but it all changed as we got closer to the Homecoming and Family Weekend. That’s because Devin and I had a great deal to do in order to prepare the house and our dorm room for our parents’ visit, since we desired to prove something to them. We wanted them to see that we were adults now and capable of living on our own and taking care of ourselves without their help. Devin and I were expecting our
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I can't wait. "Summertime, Summertime, sum, sum, summertime..."
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There are no visuals for this, but back in the 1950s I used to watch a TV show called Andy's Gang. It starred Andy Devin and there were two puppets that often appeared with him, Froggy and Midnight, the latter being a black cat. There were always two things about the show that confused me. First, Andy would often say, "Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy," and then Froggy would appear by magic, but I always wondered what Froggy's 'magic twanger' was and why and how he was plunking it. The other was when Andy would say, "Froggy, get off of Midnight," and then Midnight would respond in a high falsetto voice, "Nice." Needless to say, I had my own interpretation of what was going on when those things happened.
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If a robin is only a North American bird, then how did the English come up with the nursery rhyme "Who Killed Cock Robin"? Although the nursery rhyme wasn't written down until the 18th century, it's believed to date back to the 14th or 15th century.
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I wonder if Batman had a similar problem of being dive bombed by Robin.
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eucalyptus - Word of the Day - Fri May 26, 2023
Bill W commented on Myr's blog entry in Writing World
Eucalyptus is also used in many lozenges, cough syrups, rubs, antibacterial and antifungal creams and lotions, lotions for dry skin, and insect repellents. -
If you look closely, the blank were the I should be in AIR is brighter than than other blanks, which are more grayish in color, so obviously this puzzle was manipulated. I just double-checked by looking this up online and "LUCK BE IN THE AIR TONIGHT" was the correct solution.
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quatrain - Word of the Day - Thur May 25, 2023
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I know it's 'Luck be in the air tonight', but it's ironic that the puzzle worked out that those were the missing letters. Do you think a crew member arranged that intentionally?
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They're cute, but their name sounds like it should be for a Mayan weapon.
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I believe Devin did feel badly that he had to stoop so low, but since Brent and Chris were the alpha and beta of their little group it was one way he felt he could separate them. I may be wrong, but I thought they had spoken with Barry and Adam about the noise, but the group would only quiet down for a short time after they were spoken to. However, I ended up rearranging the chapters multiple times because I thought something I used later should be moved earlier in the story, so possibly I accidentally cut it out of one of the chapters. If I did, then I apologize. FYI, I never lived in a dorm because I'd been in the army before I started my freshman year, so I was exempt to the rule that freshmen had to live in a dorm and never had to put up with that craziness.
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When Mac has had enough of Devin's not keeping him informed, he'll be certain to let him know. As far as the aging thing goes, that will be addressed in another conversation.
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After years of having to be secretive about his family, it's not easy for Devin to open up to others. If you remember, Devin wasn't able to be open and honest with Mac when they were younger, and I'm sure that is having some impact on how he's acting now. It will change eventually, and Mac is giving him the time to be more open, so I hope the readers will give him more time as well.
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Thank you, Dan, and I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter.
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I found it strange at the time, because I'd never heard this term before, but I ran across a woman named Beryl shortly after I'd graduated from college.
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I'm glad you enjoyed the Bigfoot prank, and Devin was hoping that would be all it would take to solve the problem. Although Devin is using his ability to benefit him and Mac, he was looking at it as teaching an inconsiderate neighbor a lesson. Maybe this lesson went too far, but sometimes that happens.
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It was hoped that the Bigfoot prank was all it would take to solve the problem, but unfortunately it only solve half of the problem. Thank you for the feedback.
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As I mentioned to others earlier, Devin felt this was the last straw and he and Mac shouldn't have to go elsewhere to study just because of an inconsiderate neighbor. Yes, he took it a bit to far, but he was to the point where he felt he was running out of options. As far as the house goes, it's on one side of the campus while the dorms are on the opposite side. The buildings where they take their classes and where the dining halls are located are spread out in between, so they'd lose valuable study time by having to constantly go to the house, and that means lugging all their books with them as well. Since CSU doesn't allow freshmen to live off campus, they'd have to walk back to the dorm afterward, and that was just a bit too much. That's why Devin did what he did.
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Yes, there were many failures that led to this episode, but Devin and Mac felt they shouldn't have to leave the dorm in order to get quiet study time. That might have been ok once in a while, but not nearly every day. Hopefully, this will work as they hope, but maybe rude people should learn to be more considerate so these things don't happen to them.
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Devin is learning, although slowly, but you are correct that this trait comes from years of having to hide who he and his family are. I believe you'll see a gradual improvement where this is concerned.
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Thanks, Chris. I'm glad you're getting a kick out of Devin.
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Thank you, Terry, and I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter - to an extent. It's true that Devin might have gone a bit too far this time, but they'd given Brent and Chris two chances to reform. The first was when Mac went over and asked them to quiet down and the second was after the embarrassment of the Bigfoot prank to do what was right, but since neither of those worked so Devin felt he was forced to take this to the next level. I don't think even he felt good about doing it, but if it got them some peace and quiet so they could study, he felt it was worth being even more underhanded. I hope that clarifies the situation.
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Thanks, Al, and Devin does seem to have a knack for getting even with others, but he's let Mac in on what he was doing - at least after the fact if not before. I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter.
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Mr. Rude must be in another dorm and hadn't become acquainted with these upper classmen or he might have been there as well. Thanks for the feedback.
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Thank you and I'm glad you enjoyed the plot I devised for them to carry out. Oh, yes. Great gif for this chapter.
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