I've been complimented on my appearance

I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't 
blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself starring into
 a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny 
ripple. "You're very attractive."

I've been complimented on my appearance before. But never in his 
tone of voice. Of all the things he's said, I don't know why this 
catches me off guard. But it startles me so much that without thinking I
 blurt out, "I could say the same about you." I pause. "In case you 
didn't know."

A slow grin spreads across his face. "Oh, trust me. I know 

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There are only two things for certain

There are only two things for certain. The universe is expanding 
infinitely and that people are stupid, and I'm not sure about the 
universe. 

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Many of us spent time talking with the men and women

Many of us spent time talking with the men and women who had lived through Katrina, and we heard stories of not only individual sacrifice and loss, but also of neighbors taking care of neighbors. The power of community was so evident in New Orleans.

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