I boarded the plane and headed west.The flight was smooth, and I arrived in LA around 2:00 p.m. As I deplaned, and walked down the concourse toward th... baggage area, there were two blonde head girls jumping up and down. It was not hard to guess who they were.Shannon just flew into my arms with a huge hug and passionate kiss. I though for a second she was going to squeeze the stuffing out of me."O Gods have I ever missed you," She whispered into my ear.I hardly had a chance to do anything other. Now who is he, you know I can find out." I said. I could simply put Lucas and Eve on it and I would know in a day. The young woman could read that confidence in my face. She wrote a name on the back of my pickup receipt.From the laundromat Eve and I continued on to dinner at the Dog House. It was the restaurant where I had met Gunny. Even if it hadn't held memories of Gunny, it had memories of my dad, so I held it in an almost reverence. There were the usual collection of customers, not that. “I asked that you treat my niece and I the same. I should be the one to set the example for her, not the other way around. For that reason, I would ask that I be allowed to show Delilah that not only can I continue to endure this torment, but that you could increase mine for the glory of God. She is but a young girl and doesn’t yet understand that at my age, I have more experience and can accept far more of anything than she can.”“Please stop, dear. You are as competitive as a person can get.. I started to feel happier and more at home already!“As I said, we’re socially much looser and with different cultural customs, traditions and rules. We try to be happy and make those around us happier still. For starters, let’s begin with this lovely crystal clean and pure lake that has never felt a drop of acid rain or industrial or sewage runoff. Natural ... the way natural used to be long, long ago in your world, but probably even better, since it will undoubtedly have a resident fairy or.