And I did get these scratches from falling down into the ditch in the rain. That’s how I got my clothes so muddy. And the war medals you saw belonge... to my Great Grandfather from WW1, my Grandfather from WW2, and my Uncle from the Vietnam War. The bottom edge of each medal has their service number and the last name of Davenport, engraved on them. I’m going back to Albany to donate the family medals to the State War Museum.”“Why did you hide your Cadillac in the rear parking lot at Aunt. He had grown so passive, even stodgy and, well, there was just no way of overlooking the fact that he simply could not keep up with her. He seemed depressed. She hoped he didn't suspect that she was still seeing his brother Bob and their older neighbor, Dan Clark, on the side... It wasn't until she stood and turned that she noticed him gazing fondly at her from the door of the bedroom."Whatever are you doing?" she laughed, zipping up the back of her dress as she walked in her stocking feet. Worse though was the technical superiority of some of the Imperial weapons, including the huge Superdreadnoughts, which appeared able to take down a Hegemony vessel with a single shot and who were utterly determined not to allow the Hegemony to close with them on the Hegemony’s terms.Not that the Hegemony fleets were giving up. All knew the price of failure ... or rather what would happen to their families. Yet it was to no avail. The fleets taking down the outer works had now turned and joined. "... When things don't go well tend to bang things around, swear and blame anyone or anything but themselves."This time it was Bryan Adamson the well-meaning second bowler speaking after he and Adam Williams, the first bowler, had opened with strikes."All you can do--" he said "--is the best you can."I knew he was saying that because of my appearance, thinking that I couldn't be built like I was an still be able to bowl well, which realistically of course, without my brother's help, was.