Nobody is due here today.”Rosa picked up the bowl and stared at it, then glanced at her mom who was pulling bacon strips off the slab. Rosa shrugged...and walked out the back door and turned left for the barn. If walking around the house had felt liberating, crossing the lawn from the back to the hardpack dirt in front of the barn was both intimidating and heart soaring. She couldn’t help but stop in the open and look all around. The horses and cattle in the pasture, the planted fields, the birds. "Do you live on the island?" "No, I live in Portland." I'm here for three days then onto Australia." "By yourself?" "Yes!" "That's quite adventurous!" I said."Do you want me to take your picture?" "Yes, please!" I had to practically jump down off the rocks I was standing on. So I said "can you move back just a bit, so I don't knock you over?" "Oh, ok." She stepped back just a bit. But I knew it wasn't far enough. But I attempted it anyway. I jumped and landed right in front of her and did come. The damn fool says he can’t communicate with me.”*Love those Canadian East-coast-ers!!!President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office wondering which country to invade next, when his telephone rang. “Hallo, President Trump” a heavily accented voice said. “This is Archie, up ‘ere at the Harp Seal Pub in Badger’s Cove, Newfoundland. Canada, eh? I am callin’ to tells ya dat we are officially declaring war on you, eh!”“Well Archie,” Donald replied, “This is indeed important news! How big is your. I wondered how the land was deemed private property. In Maryland it was the high tide mark - was Louisiana the same? It must be different there with the deeds listing the property as bayou.It was here that Andy asked where we were going to get all the extra men for this contract, the France raid, the Pact plus potential South Africa problems.It was then that we gave Andy a detailed explanation of our takeover of Black Bear, their manpower use and on call reserves.Max announced over the intercom.