Jan 15, 2012

August vs September

The first thing you see when you pop in your Karate Kid DVD is what?, well after the woman with the torch, is.....

Newark, New Jersey
September


However was it supposed to be August?

Chapter 1, page 4

As they turned a corner, the pool came into view. Daniel's worst expectations were realized. It was small, half empty, and had an unhealthy green hue. A deflated rubber swan floated listlessly in the murky liquid. Daniel hoped his mother had not noticed the pool. He was afraid she would be disappointed, and she'd had such high hopes for it.

Next to the pool sat an old woman doing a crossword puzzle. Beside her was a scruffy dog, panting in the August heat.

"Hi ya, pup," said Daniel, scratching the dog's ear. In response, the dog thumped his tail wearily on the cracked concrete. The old woman scrutinized Daniel for a moment.

"This place is a dump. You should go back to New Jersey."