”We know that it’s sending out some type of subroutine that’s basically saying, ‘I’m here,’ or some such. Now we just have to figure out h...w to respond and tell it that ‘we are here and ready to transmit,’ or some such thing. How the heck do I tell that thing that I want to learn how to talk to someone halfway across the galaxy? Who says the beings that used that thing even used speech? Maybe they did it mentally. Maybe I don’t have the equipment built into me, but, by damn, I’m going to find. I have slogged and worked my way to where i am. When i was younger and was slogging through college there was this fantastic rich chick, who went by the name anu. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. We were good friends with no ulterior motives and would hang around like everyone else. She would be a nice friend to hang around and talk to while i chased my dreams with a single minded ambition. She perhaps needed more time which i did not have. So one day she invited me to a party at. Probably, most of which will never be seen or heard of, except from the results and by feedback to me," Frank added."Now with that in mind, what else would you hope to accomplish Earl?" Frank finished."Can we at least get this asshole Snelling out?" Oh ya, he will definitely be out and not allowed back in government, that I can guarantee," Frank stated."Will the Clinton's be able to get anyone else to take his place and what about others they have in place?" Earl asked."I am confident that all. Josh is a computer programmer, and Eileen is in her last year of college. I forget what she's majoring in; she changes all the time. Last I talked to her, she was talking about joining the Peace Corps or something." "That sounds neat. Did you all get along?" "Oh, pretty much. There was the usual sibling rivalry. Frogs were strategically placed in dresser drawers, things like that." He paused. "Usually it was rubber frogs, or spiders, but once Josh found a real frog and man, Carla almost broke.