Part II . . . Notes, References, and Shoutouts (Chapters 28-32)
(BbU Supplement #6)
One rigged up as Napoleon with the hat . . . A story drawn from memory, fond memories of EP3 (Ed P. III).
One of the GAM people down there confirmed it by fax.
Grupo de Apoyo por el Aparecimiento con Vida de Nuestros Familiares, or Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo (GAM). (Mutual Support Group for the Appearance of our Family Members Alive). A support group of relatives of the “disappeared”.
. . . at dusk the wind picked up and the sky cleared on the horizon, revealing a ghostly beautiful strip of sunset glowing pink and red in the western sky.
The image in my mind at the time.
“It’s Natalie. Did you bring home the press release?”
The content of the press release was taken from Amnesty International public reports published in the late 1980s. The names and dates have been changed.
Chapter 31. Mergings and Memories
We made love as complementary beings of the same star stuff; “we are all star stuff,” as Carl Sagan would say.
“Some part of our being knows this is where we came from. We long to return. And we can, because the cosmos is also within us. We’re made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.” ― Carl Sagan
Why did I give away all my money to a bunch of frigging cats, Ross used to ask, only half in jest.
Amy donated the remainder of the money given to her by Dr. Raynes to her local animal shelter and the ASPCA. Also to what was then known as The Winn Feline Foundation, although this last organization was not mentioned in the text. (See Chapter 7. The Non-victimization of Amy Templeton and Chapter 10. Starter House.)
. . . it was now Benny and Choo, names taken from an old cartoon show. Benny and Choo Choo.
. . . Ross’ upcoming trip to the Philippines as part of a human rights fact-gathering delegation. The mission was to observe trials, meet with the abusers, comfort the abused.
Top image: Flash and glimmer in the cosmos. Source: 2014 Hubble portrait of the Helix Nebula. NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).