I pulled out a one-dollar bill, a five-dollar bill, a ten-dollar bill, and a twenty-dollar bill, handing them to Tom.I let them examine them closely b...fore saying, “Those are the most common coins and currency from the early twenty-first century. The dates they were minted or made are on them.” I waited a few moments longer, before opening the billfold again as I said, “One of the common themes in the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century is the fact that government issued. She then recently found out about her little cousin. Just graduated high school. Boyfriend broke up with her and had to head to college. Seems like a bad way to end your senior year. No celebration? We were late 20's and weren't much older but she called us her aunt and uncle. So being mature wee decided to take her along. It wasn't intended for a long trip we had already told her yet she decided to take up on our offer. My girlfriend was quite sick prior to departure but we still went along. Then there was dancing. Slow dancing - first separately, bodies press tightly to him, then the three of them moving in a hug to a slow foxtrot. It was soon very clear that these were NOT daughters. At the very least, they did not have daughterly designs on him!From a well-preserved distance, a cadre of family spouses, companions, and children watched avidly. Coaching from the sponsor-wives and companions seemed to be working quite well. Michael had no idea that this event was raising the. This was not a good deal.“Listen here. Where I come from we once had a philosopher named Ben Johnson who had to travel by ship once. When he got home again he swore he’d never set foot on a ship again, that being on a ship was just like being in jail except with an added chance of drowning.”That got more laughter, from just about everybody this time. Right. Sentenced to slavery onboard ship was NOT a wise career choice.Filo and Jono came back in a couple of hours, saying that we had permission.