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Before he leaves, he lays out a pair of dark socks on the manufactured quilt, not one made by a long-since-deceased relative, whose tales are recounted occasionally, a thread in the American fabric, which is connected to this family. No it was one of those quilts that had been packaged in an noxious plastic container, a plastic zipper surrounding its side, so that the quilt could be returned, and stored away. She wondered the sense in storing the quilt in the toxic container. Certainly, over time the plastic would break down, grow dried out, yellow, and stain the quilt, given it the same yellowed color, like urine. And when they retrieved the quilt when a guest came to stay with them, like her cousins, would the stain be discovered once the quilt was unfolded, and what thoughts might the guest have. The socks were laid upon the bed with exactitude, with purpose, one on top of the other, crossed. He had laid them there for her. She knew that without having talked with him. It was a ki...

I think crossover events in comic books are a lot like buying an expensive item. I recently purchased the new Samsung Galaxy Nook. I had purchased Nooks prior to purchasing the new one, starting with the Original Nook with had a electronic ink reading screen which made it easier on the eyes to read but really wasn’t very useful for reading magazines with images or trolling the net. And then I purchased the Color Nook, which solved those capabilities, but had a very limited number of Google apps, even though the machine was based on the Android operating system, and then the Nook HD, which was lighter and, more importantly, had access to Google apps, not just Nook apps. So I expected miracles with the Samsung Galaxy Nook. I had bought myself the Galaxy Note 10.1 when it first came out, which I have loved even though subsequent models have come out, so much so that I have not considered rooting the device and installing a custom rom on it as is customary for older devices. But the Samsu...