Lukecool

The Beemer's AC was blowing lukecool air on me, but now I was sweating. Movement in my rearview mirror caught my eye. I tensed until I saw three high school boys rounding the corner behind me, hunched over what looked like a box of CDs.

Claudia turned to me with lukecool pleasantness. “I prefer my husband to be surrounded by people who can divert his mind from the problems of the world.” “You sure picked the right crowd,” I said.

While reviewers were lukecool (38% on Rotten Tomatoes), Cirque du Freak did make money for Universal Pictures. The film, based on graphic novels by Darren Shan, yielded $14 million domestically and nearly $40 million worldwide.

At that moment, lying in lukecool water in the wooden trough, I wanted nothing. Absolutely nothing. I no longer cared about thirst. Or aches. Or hunger. Or anger. Or loneliness. Or people. Or pride. I lay there feeling the water[…]

7:04 a.m. Good shower, once I figured out how to make it work. White tile with blue grout. Never could get the shower at Drumgooland to work. Had two showers, one lukewarm and one lukecool, in a cold house on successive rainy days.