He adored me like , frankly , no other animal I have ever known . He slept on my chest all the time I was home , constantly head - butting and kneading me . He was quite impartial to everyone else , and also quite jealous of everyone who touched me .

A: Why would the narrator be so fond of this animal ?

Water levels rose several feet , and a the town of Bombay Beach ( on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea ) lost 536 lots , all of which were sunken and destroyed . Bombay Beach was one of the two places we desired to visit today . The other was Salton City , on the western shore . Salton City sprung up out of the desert like a mirage .

A: Where will the narrator be going on their trip ?

I looked at the face in the mirror . It seemed familiar , as if residing under the layers of flesh and bone , was something I once knew . You used to have a name , said I , reaching out towards the face . But my fingers touched glass , cold , smooth ; blind glass .

A: What may be a fact about this person ?

I 'd done a rock scramble before years ago , one of my first weekends in college , and I ' ve always wanted to more , but was never able to find the right people or the time . But now ... now I think I ' ve found a new hobby . Totally amazing . I came home , showered , and slept . I woke , met with some friends who were playing baseball in Hasbrouck Park .

A:
Why did I abandoned my old hobby ?