Over our years of friendship we have discovered that we each have a unique opinion on the afterlife. We do agree that it is a comforting thought that angels may be among us. If so, it seems only logical there may be a learning curve in passing. We are hopeful that as flawed mortals, new angels are given a great deal of patient training. This premise is a humorous secondary story line in our books. The staff at the bar gave us the nickname, "The Shallow End Gals." This stems from our choice to always sit at the short 'L' of the bar at lunch time. We think the name refers to the fact that there