Two Words, One Answer.
Whistle Stop
 Remington Silent Dog Whistle $9.99 At the lowest setting, it sounds like a regular whistle, but even at the highest setting you can still hear it. Don't get my wrong, my dog was very responsive to the high setting, and I do think he could hear it much more clearly than I could. It works well as a dog whistle, but it is not that long-reaching. From across the house my dog did not respond to the whistle.  Whistle Stop Train 18" Mylar Balloon $2.89 If you know a train lover then this balloon is for them. Great image and very colorful. The balloon is helium quality and will be 18 inches when fully inflated. Not recommended for higher altitude. Makes a great display days after your event.  Whistle Stop: A Novel $13.00 I discovered a lovingly-preserved copy of Whistle Stop in the basement sale of the Boonton Public Library in Boonton, NJ, and frankly, my life has never been the same since. Maritta Wolff wrote this, her masterwork, in college, and it emerged from her pen almost utterly flawless, written with an artless candor perhaps only possible at her unaffected age.It's the story of a down-at-the heels family in a sleepy farm town in Michigan, and how they endure fate, and how they tempt it. Some are in pain, some are violent, some are ambitious, or selfish, and some have given up. Descriptively, you smell the sun-baked overgrown grass, you hear the creak of dilapidated floorboards, you hear and feel each taunt and jeer, and you feel their love and hate as if it is your own. Everyone is flawed and desperate, but everyone is alive in a way people don't seem to be anymore.After you invite these characters into your home, they won't ever move out, which is for the best, because each one is a touchstone to a facet of your soul. |
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