44 bullet spun him around when it hit, but he turned a full 360° and still tried to hit me with his war club as he fell. I would have been hit if he ...ad been inches closer, and I would have had broken bones, even if I had not been killed. That was a closer call than I like to contemplate.I quickly reloaded my pistol and holstered it. Then, I began reloading my rifle as I walked my horse toward the wagon. I finished that just before I reached the wagon and met two grateful teamsters. "Howdy,. His grasp was warm and dry, with just enough pressure to reassure me that he liked me and welcomed me into his room.He waited for me to seat myself before resuming his position behind his paper-cluttered desk. "It's good to see you, Mike" he said. His baritone voice was like music to my ears. I could listen to him all day! "Thank you, sir" I breathed. For some reason I felt as if he might know and approve of my dressing today. Why I felt that escaped me. Not that there was anything. He was a sight on those weekends as we waited for school starting on the following Tuesday. The final respite from the nerves of having to change from grade school to junior high and then to high school. The summer vacation was over. Life would once again, without mercy, insist.One was able to get lost in the Tiffany roll as the amount on the tote board grew as it always did. Lewis conducting the Telethon with reckless amounts of both high jocularity and needless cruelty. It was just his way.. 90% of the people think ‘big deal’, but then it happens and you’re unable to do anything. Just die. Watch helplessly as beings invade and take what they want, kill who they want and you don’t have much say in the matter.”She gave herself a brief shake, “We understood that there was a huge gap between us. Technology matters, but we have intellect as well. Are we behind that as well? Many would argue against what we’re about to propose. However, we have no choice. Families, loved ones are.