Question:
Soon , I can accomplish nothing but cataloging my failures . It is difficult to right myself once this has begun , or even realize that it is happening . Once I do realized what I am doing to myself , I tend to hit the " paul is broken " motif which is a dead end . The ironic thing is that they are solvable problems . By me alone even . Case in point : I should have " the man " paid off by tuesday . It took me sitting down and sorting my finances and looking for the way to succeed , and then making it happen .

What has the narrator been focusing on lately ?
Answer:
Their money .

Question:
Time to return to the city with his prize . It took three mighty sweeps of his broadsword to cleave the dragon 's head from it 's body . The head was nearly as long as Hoff was tall , and it was a sweaty struggle to heave it on to his shoulders . That promised pint of Harlot 's grew more attractive by the moment .

Why would the narrator return to the city ?
Answer:
To show that the dragon is dead .

Question:
I watched ' The Abyss ' this afternoon , and I just might have myself a new favorite movie ... definitely in the top ten . Any movie that can get me to weep for joy , wonder , amazement , and longing is an astoundingly wonderful one , in my book . Last but definitely not least -- deliciously cool today , like the September that is coming . And yay -- my countdown is now less than a month !

what does she mean by deliciously cool ?
Answer:
the weather is cool but not freezing

Question:
His beard had been flecked with the spray of the waves , shining like auburn fire around his smile as he stood knee deep in the sea . I did not want to let his solid warmth go as he held me in the surf , clinging to him as he tried to break away . I finally relented , his laughter soft in my ear .

What may be a fact about the man with the beard ?
Answer:
He has red hair .