On the fifth day, the camel died, and Selena, moodily buffing her nails, wondered whether this trip was also going to degenerate into a series of disjointed vignettes, as seemed to happen to so many of her vacations with Basil.
Completely ON topic.... they guy that invented Ovaltine also invented Napalm. In his retirement, he taught chemistry at my alma matter. wikipedia: Ovaltine was developed in Bern, Switzerland, where it is known by its original name, Ovomaltine (from ovum, Latin for "egg," and malt, which were originally its main ingredients).
Fourteen is a good age to be, thought Edith, as she prepared to defenestrate Lisa into the waiting manure pile.
