Q15) “…Dennis the Waiter teased Ned that Crystal must be his girlfriend. Teasing little kids about their romantic interests, on the assumption they have none, is standard non-parent behavior. But Ned isn’t a little kid. He’s a twenty-year-old man, and…
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Q14: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q14) This led to a discussion of the United States Senate, which I compared to the passenger list of the MS Endeavour — old, wealthy, and white. Crystal said, “You noticed that too?” We are perhaps the only travelers to…
Q13: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q13) “I should say something her about Ned’s conversation with himself. It started when he was a toddler, and may never end. When he was very young we thought it was gibberish, baby talk for a very old baby. We…
Q11: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q11) “But Ned refused to board our boat when the time came. He insisted he wanted to ride back without me. I was mad. We were holding up the line of our shipmates, breaking the Palmer family rule Cathy and…
Q10: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q10) “Ned fell asleep on the bus before the guide even had the chance to introduce herself, and he stayed that way for most of the drive. He can fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly than any non-feline creature…
Q9: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q9) “Ned’s brother, Ira –three years older, college graduate–has already started having his own adventures. He’s played football with the Carlton College team in Germany, been an exchange student in Japan, and traveled with me on a production trip to…
Q8: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q8) “When I got back to the ship it was the cocktail hour. I found him sitting at the bar in the lounge, nursing a cold Coke and talking with the people. He barely acknowledged my arrival, and I took…
Q7: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q7) “By his own choice, Ned has an extremely restricted diet. For breakfast he eats two peeled wiener, dry Cheerios, two pieces of white toast, orange juice, and milk. He has had this breakfast almost every morning for fifteen years. …
Q6: Adventures in the Mainstream
Q6) “Ned did okay, even with me staring at him throughout the meal, praying he wouldn’t suddenly fling an appetizer across the room. He has never flung an appetizer across any room in his life, but I was still nervous. …
