It was strange; being here uninvited, she wondered how long she was going to have to wait. Always before, there had been a purpose to her visits; even...if they were only to make sure that the plants were watered. As she thought about this she stuck a finger in the nearest plant pot. Amazingly, the soil was damp, showing that he'd watered them fairly recently. More than once she'd had to resurrect or replace his plants. Finding that even this simple activity was denied her, she sat on the settee. On any fcking land I wish! No questions asked! Do - you - fcking - understand?!”The rancher nodded politely, apologized, and went about his chores.A short time later, the old rancher heard loud screams, looked up, and saw the DEA officer running for his life, being chased by the rancher’s enormous, angry bull ... With every step the bull was gaining ground on the officer, and it seemed likely that he’d sure enough get gored before he reached safety. The officer was clearly terrified.The rancher. Earlier in the afternoon, Crystal and I walked the Aviva Stadium just outside Dublin, getting a feel for the seats and how various attendees would be able to view the stage. Billy our bandleader came with us. We also had a long coordination talk with the audiovisual people supporting the concert with our spotlights, a laser light show, and special effects.I still got nervous before performing, so I took a walk around the stage, even taking a look under the elevated stage to check its structural. And who knows Tom better than his mom?" Tom loves me. I know he does." I'm sure that he does, but given what Mary tells me I have to wonder where you are on his list of priorities. His telling you not to bother coming to him and his telling you that your marriage has to wait until he comes home from overseas duty has to make me wonder. Especially since it is not a given that he will return to the States following an overseas posting. What if he gets sent to Germany, does his time there and then.