Dave wasn't exactly sure how he had ended up in this

predicament. He ran through all the events that had lead to this
current situation and it still didn't make sense. He wanted to
spend some time to try and make sense of it all, but he had
higher priorities at the moment. The first was how to get out of
his current situation of being naked in a tree with snow falling
all around and no way for him to get down.

1. What was beyond the bend in the stream was unknown. Both
were curious, but only one was brave enough to want to
explore. That was the problem. There was always one that let
fear rule her life.

2. Stranded. Yes, she was now the first person ever to land on
Venus, but that was of little consequence. Her name would be
read by millions in school as the first to land here, but that
celebrity would never actually be seen by her. She looked at
the control panel and knew there was nothing that would ever
get it back into working order. She was the first and it was not
clear this would also be her last.

3. He was an expert but not in a discipline that anyone could fully

appreciate. He knew how to hold the cone just right so that the
soft server ice-cream fell into it at the precise angle to form a
perfect cone each and every time. It had taken years to perfect
and he could now do it without even putting any thought behind
it. Nobody seemed to fully understand the beauty of this
accomplishment except for the new worker who watched in
amazement.

4. Out of another, I get a lovely view of the bay and a little private
wharf belonging to the estate. There is a beautiful shaded lane
that runs down there from the house. I always fancy I see
 people walking in these numerous paths and arbors, but John
has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least. He says
that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making a
nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of
excited fancies and that I ought to use my will and good sense
to check the tendency. So I try.

5.She was in a hurry. Not the standard hurry when you're in a

rush to get someplace, but a frantic hurry. The type of hurry
where a few seconds could mean life or death. She raced down
the road ignoring speed limits and weaving between cars. She
was only a few minutes away when traffic came to a dead
standstill on the road ahead.