September 11, 2001!) I’ll be in New York with Walter. I can squeeze it in. "To squeeze in" a meeting is to make enough time for it when there really isn’t much time to work with. I would never have bought the house with the dead tree, on account of which I got divorced. A complicated way of saying "which is the reason why..." "Never" is a frightening word. A good word for very scary. We’d be fools to let that happen, if this passes by. A "fool" is a very silly or stupid person. Men never get this movie. In this case, "to get" is to understand, or possibly appreciate. I never believed in the whole idea of an afterlife, but now I don’t know. The idea that a person’s soul continues to live after they physically die. She could peel an apple in one long girlie strip. "To peel" a fruit is to take its skin off. "Girlie" is a silly way of saying girl-like, and a "strip" is a long and narrow piece of something. Annie makes her first contacts with Sam, but it doesn’t work out as she had planned. I’m doing a piece on how people handle bereavement. An educated word for great sadness, often caused by a death in the family. "Beloved wife of Samuel...in lieu of flowers, contributions should be sent to the Chicago horticultural society." [Written] "Beloved" is a formal word for greatly loved. "In lieu of" means instead of, and a "horticultural society" is a group of people who work with plants and gardens. Arrested for grand larceny. [written] A legal word for the theft or stealing of something very valuable, such as a car. Current record holder for javelin toss. [written] A "record holder" has accomplished something no other person has in a field such as sports or business. The "javelin toss" is an Olympic sport in which a long pole is thrown through the air. AAA Detective Agency. A "detective" investigates crimes or other actions that people would prefer to keep secret. Background check, including photo needed. A "background check" is often a police investigation into a person’s past to make sure they have no criminal record. I’ll be back by midnight, or 8:30 if disaster strikes. A poetic way of saying if something horrible happens. Here’s the number of the pediatrician, right above the phone. A doctor who specializes in children. The heels on those shoes are grotesque; I look like I’m trying to be tall. The "heel" is the bottom part of a shoe or foot. If something is "grotesque," it is totally disgusting or revolting. A powerful adjective. And as long as I’m on the subject, let’s just say right now that Brooks Robinson was the best 3rd baseman ever. A defensive position in the game of baseball. It’s a sign. In this case, Annie’s way of saying evidence of a person’s destiny or fate. I’m o
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