In a few minutes he returned. “T’would be me pleasure to paint yer portrait, missus,” he said “The wife says it’s okay.“I’ll paint ya in...da nude alright. but I has to at least leave me socks on so I has a place to wipe me brushes.”...A fire-fighter was working on the engine outside the Station when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl was wearing a fire-fighter’s helmet. The wagon. We avoided the big resorts so we could hang with the locals and selected a small but popular hotel out of the way. Very clean, safe and respectable, there was always a mix of guests, locals and ex-patriots from everywhere. In short the place was just what we needed. People openly smoking weed pretty much everywhere and all the time, the place had a relaxed atmosphere and a very Jamaican feel.It took a couple days to mellow out; the weed helping a lot on that account and we spent the first few. It looked like Chuck's Italian friend was integrating well with everyone. He was in a conversation with Rags while Mesa was talking with Gina. My Giovanna was also in the conversation across from them. Beth had stayed over last night to help Missy get the kids back into the habit of classes again. Mine may have been a little behind since we had been doing the world traveling thing. I knew the moms had been diligent, having the kids study some of their home school books daily, but I had to. ..”“Tventy von.”“What?”“It is known as a ‘tventy von.’”“This medical device that removes impurities and ... etcetera ... from the brain is called a twenty one!? I mean it’s better than that bird call you just did but why the hell is it called by a simple number like it’s some item on the value meal menu at Burger King?”“I’m not sure vhat all of zat you just said means Carl, but ze reason iz qvuite simple. What you so humorously call ze Galactic UN, vell, zey couldn’t decide upon a universal.