1. The wolves stopped in their tracks, sizing up the mother and her cubs.

It had been
over a week since their last meal and they were getting desperate. The cubs would
make a good meal, but there were high risks taking on the mother Grizzly. A decision
had to be made and the wrong choice could signal the end of the pack.

2. It was difficult to explain to them how the diagnosis of certain death had actually
given him life. While everyone around him was in tears and upset, he actually felt
more at ease. The doctor said it would be less than a year. That gave him a year to
live, something he'd failed to do with his daily drudgery of a routine that had passed
as life until then.

3. She wanted rainbow hair. That's what she told the hairdresser. It should be deep
rainbow colors, too. She wasn't interested in pastel rainbow hair. She wanted it deep
and vibrant so there was no doubt that she had done this on purpose.

4. Hopes and dreams were dashed that day. It should have been expected, but it still
came as a shock. The warning signs had been ignored in favor of the possibility,
however remote, that it could actually happen. That possibility had grown from hope
to an undeniable belief it must be destiny. That was until it wasn't and the hopes and
dreams came crashing down.

5. Dave found joy in the daily routine of life. He awoke at the same time, ate the same
breakfast and drove the same commute. He worked at a job that never seemed to
change and he got home at 6 pm sharp every night. It was who he had been for the last
ten years and he had no idea that was all about to change.

6. She had come to the conclusion that you could tell a lot about a person by their ears.
The way they stuck out and the size of the earlobes could give you wonderful insights
into the person. Of course, she couldn't scientifically prove any of this, but that didn't
matter to her. Before anything else, she would size up the ears of the person she was
talking to.