Several people stood ready in the valley, waiting to fight any fires started in our grain fields by flying embers. In anticipation of the fire reachin... us, we had spent the last three days running an above ground pipe from the nearest cistern through the narrow valley where the northwest stream entered the main valley.Rather than having to run back and forth to the stream for water, we had several valves we could open to fill buckets. Many of the posts that survived the stampede were slightly. (amy_brett) Hi all!(*Anne-Mal) Hi Honored Guest!(amy_brett) Thanks! I really do feel honored!(*Anne-Mal) Just remember that it is performance art! Just be natural!(Morthien) Well so as not to be a bother I'll be going....(Bashful) See you later Morth!(Bashful) He can be very depressing.(*Anne-Mal) We can all be depressing when we want to be!(amy_brett) Gosh hope this isn't a sign!(*Anne-Mal) Nah, for some reason everyone comes at the last minute!(Bashful) Things are getting weird in the chat. “Well that did not take long,” Harry relied.“Yes Melinda,” I replied.“Ambassador, how serious is the revolt in Mexico and is it affecting our ability to fight cross border terrorism?”“I am told the Mexican government has made big strides today in ending the revolt by the cartel. A substantial number of the cartel leadership has been killed or is under arrest. The death toll and damage to the city has been extensive. Border security was beefed up from the beginning and overtime was approved.. Entering my apartment, I took her coat and draped it on the back of a dining chair and showed her around the apartment —living room, kitchen, bedroom, and bath. We went to the kitchen and I opened a bottle of wine and poured us each a glass, then proceeded to the couch where we settled ourselves and began to get to know each other a bit more.Her name was Mitra. She had recently moved to the United States and was working as a nanny for a family with a couple of kids. She lived in what sounded.