One woman, an especiallyannoying evangelistic type, had insisted that the tide was an effect of"original sin," adamant that, had Adam and Eve not eate... the forbiddenfruit, the ocean would be as placid as a lake today, as it had beenbefore the "fall." There'd been no sense arguing with such a fool,Percy knew, and, wisely, he'd replied, "Interesting." Had the womannever heard of Galileo? Did she never read about the scientificrevolution? Did she not know that science had landed a man upon. "We are all healthy!" Clare told her in a knowing voice."Yes, I'm sure that you are, Dear," Grandmother Margie told her. "But you should still see a gynecologist. Gretchen and Petra especially need to see an OB/GYN." What are those?" Shannon asked not understanding."They are female health doctors," my Mom told her."Female... ??" Sheena asked."Baby Doctors," Aunt Sara told all six women."Oh, mid-wives!" several of the girls responded."These Doctors are a little more specialized than mid-wives,. But it has and I meant what I said last night: This ends right now, for all of us."Mom's goal was reached. Mrs. Crawford wasn't exactly going to plan a ticker-tape parade in my honor, but she quit singling me out for abuse in class. If I made a mistake, she pointed it out, but in the same fashion she would point out others' mistakes. It was all I could ask for. I did my part and kept my mouth shut. I referred to her as Mrs. Crawford or Ma'am at all times. We managed to co-exist quite nicely for. We can save them a couple of seats.’ ‘Bobby Lee might need a couple of seats himself,’ Myra laughed. She was a diminutive middle-aged Hispanic woman, barely five foot tall, and in awe of Bobby Lee Turpin. ‘I think Wick is more your size,’ Donna teased. ‘True, but I can dream, can’t I?’ That brought about general laughter. It was harmless fun. Myra was happily married to a successful local business owner and had four teenagers to feed. She made it plenty clear that she had all she ever wanted.