IN: Dumped the ex , and well , his work schedule makes it so he gets 5 days off after 10 days of work , so I only get to see him then . He 's actually based in a city about 7 hours away . Still , he 's been back to see me , or met me in the middle every time , except this last one .
What may be the reason for seeing their ex after they broke up ?

OUT: They still love one another .

IN: Once home we just ate some supper and then , at exactly 9:22 p.m. , yours truly escaped to the bed and slept solidly until 10:30 this morning . Luckily for me , since I made it to bed early , the sleep quota was easier to fill this time ; this also made me believe that , perhaps , I might be a little better physically . * fingers crossed * However , today I feel as if there was a fight which had a Mack truck involved and I lost ; I survived , which is saying a lot , but lost the fight itself .
Why does the narrator feel like they might be better physically ?

OUT: Because they were able to sleep soundly .

IN: + For ShookFree Publicity Comes At A PriceWhen your campaign bank account is slim , getting your picture on the front page of the Sanford Herald with anybody has got to look like a plus . And when that person is one of the most admired in the world , the idea of associating campaigns with them has to nearly make one giddy . But there is no free lunch . The price for Linda Shook was speaking from the same podium as Senator Elizabeth Dole on the same subject . That leads to conscious and unconscious comparison between the two candidates .
What got Linda Shook so excited at the event ?

OUT:
Speaking with Elizabeth Dole .