"Is he?" she asked. He looked puzzled. "A good sergeant?" No. He is in fact quite a poor sergeant. Ill-disciplined himself, but too much of a stickler...with the troops. They do not like him." Then why on Earth did you choose him?" My first choice, a man I had commanded before, was unavailable, and he came highly recommended," Igwanda replied. "I have wondered why for some time. Perhaps those who recommended him did so to get him out of their command, if his behavior there was anything like it. I’ve designed a website and an app for checks and balances for Deborah. I never failed to impress her. I’m on my way to making a weekly report and near-future plans with Deborah. Angie opens the door for me and stares at me. I feel the usual electricity down my spine and feel I should hug her. I did and she blushes more than usual. We heard inside and joined her to watch the channel she was on. I ask her how she is doing and she says she’s well. Deborah calls me from upstairs and I join her in. I had kept our military insurance because it would help with my future medical needs.“For both of you?” asked Eve.“Yes!” I said.“Then Valerie is covered for giving birth in a military hospital. I know some doctors, and a few of them owe me favors. Tomorrow I’ll see what I can do.”Two days later we had a realtor named Judy, but that didn’t lead to immediate home-buying bliss. The first thing she asked us was what our price point was. Valerie was vague about that. We could afford just about. You need to give the same answers all the time. If you don't, they'll jump all over you." So you think they'll be mostly, uh, hostile?" I don't know, but they'll all keep digging for something no one else got," she explained.The TV station that had the truck waiting, the one that had called the coach, deserved the first shot, so Cal called the number on the card he had received from the reporter. "Make you a deal," Cal said. "For a studio disk with all of my plays, the entire plays, I'll talk.