He waved them up and down to show that his throwing shoulder still operates despite a sprained acromioclavicular joint, or AC joint.

“Why’n’t Eddie bake a cake?” he suggested. “Eddie used to be fry cook at the San Carlos for a while.”

My mother thought Meg a sweet child, that's what she called her, a sweet child, although she was critical of her name. 'What kind of name is that,' she said. 'It's short for Margaret,' I said. 'But everyone calls her Meg.' 'Well, that's no name for a girl, that's a scullery maid's name. I fault the mother.'

Houses where Negroes buttled or cooked were marked for a visit.