Most architecture contains parallel lines (think about windows, window frames, doors and door frames, hallways, etc.).

It is possible that you passed along genes for darker skin, but I'd demand a paternity test if she tries to sue you for child support.

In the United States, the median hourly wage of a trash truck driver is $15.54.  The hourly rate depends where you live.  Waste collectors in big cities like New York City make a LOT of money and a lot more than, say, someone in Lost Springs, Wyoming (assuming they even have waste collection there).

I have seen it called a Caña de Naranja in Spanish, which basically means Orange Cane.  That's how it was translated from the story El Zahir in Borges's short story collection El Aleph.  I have some brandy sitting around and some OJ so I'll have to give it a try - a drink a day … Read more