I managed to entice the critter away from the others and outside the pen by showing it the corn. Once he was outside, I poured the corn on the ground,...then hit him between the eyes with the sledge when he had eaten it.I got Tess to help me drag him over to the butchering tree, then I hoisted him up with the block and tackle. I cut his throat and left him to bleed out.I told mom he was hanging and she said she'd take it from there. I started in, grinding corn. It's not my favorite occupation,. This is going to be a short week for us ending with a two-a-day on Sunday leading into our first conference game prep week." He explained."So after you give the team report card tomorrow and work with the playbook, you're free for the rest of the day?" She asked."Yes, we work out on Monday, practice early Tuesday, late on Wednesday, early game prep Thursday, fly out Friday to play. We get back late Friday night and have Saturday off except for team report card, then a two-a-day Sunday, our. ..”“Money is no object,” I interjected.“Shouldn’t judge a tri-dee viewer by its cover,” Torun added.“I meant easy to make. Current style is for form-fitting apparel to be worn at such functions,” the assistant temporised.“Will I be able to do this?” I asked raising my right leg vertically until my calf touched my cheek.“I know just the outfit!” the assistant replied with a slight gasp.Several rotations later I was going through my warm-up routine, watched by Torun and Flinn as well as a. We have a lot more to do thanthose silly men!"I heard the stress on the word "we" and my insides crumbled yet again.There was no "we" here. I was a 13-year-old boy."Mom," I started, firmly but politely as I rolled over in bed, "I don'tknow why you are saying 'we.' You know I'm a boy." Oh, Ellen," Mom responded, "Let's not get into this again. This wascovered thoroughly, completely, and forcefully if you remember what yourfather did to you last night and that is how it is going to be for.