Might even put us to bed.” I asked. “Hey, that’d be really nice. I would love some,” she responded. I quickly made two cups, and we sat under ...ur blanket, shoulder to shoulder, making small talk.We talked about college, professors, football. We are having a nice time, and I really enjoyed talking to her. She had this witty humor about her that I just loved. The conversation soon moved on to love. And sex.“So, seeing anyone?” she asked me shyly.“Nah, not right now. How about you?” I asked. We returned to our rooms to pack and check out. Marianne called and would meet us at eleven thirty to sign the final acceptance on the contract.It was a warm day and both of us were wearing shorts and pull-over shirts with sneakers. We loaded the car and checked out. We had an hour before Marianne was due.“Why don’t you call her? We can meet her somewhere while we ride or go where she is or both. I see no reason to sit around here for an hour”Beth nodded. She made the call and Marianne gave her. Liz knows how to get in touch with me.”“I will!”“Thanks!”“Come visit sometime!”“I’ll be visiting Liz in a couple of weeks.”“Cool! Bye!”“Bye!”She turned and left and I walked back to Clarissa and we went out the doors.“I expected her to throw her hat into the ring!” Clarissa teased.I shook my head, “None of Maggie’s friends will do anything with me, including flirting, until somebody finds out what’s going on. They all agree it’s weird and none of them have a clue.”“And Susana?” Clarissa asked. This, of course, is the origin of the expression: “He who has a Tate’s is lost”6. A thief broke into the local police station and stole all the toilets and urinals, leaving no clues. A spokesperson was quoted as saying, “We have absolutely nothing to go on.”7. An Indian chief was feeling very sick, so he summoned the medicine man. After a brief examination, the medicine man took out a long, thin strip of elk rawhide and gave it to the chief, telling him to bite off, chew, and swallow one inch.