1.   The bearded guy gives his name as Rufus, and the boat-owner is called Des.

2.   Instantly, the bearded guy shoved a pen and a copy of USA Today at her.

3.   Keep an eye out for an old bearded guy wearing army boots and red polyester at the next Olympics.

4.   Osie, like other wee ones at her Dorchester day-care center, probably had a good fix already on the bearded guy holding the Chiquita.

5.   So the bearded guy knows how to win.

6.   The bearded guy got off a few floors later, clutching his USA Today.

7.   The hotel elevator doors closed and the bearded guy who had just gotten on did a double-take when he saw the teen-age girl standing in the corner.