"The actual adventure begins now. Are you ready?" I'm ready." I replied, looking up the slope in front of us. "Lead on, oh Fearless Leader!" At once m...y Able Assistant!" Dad answered back.Another important McKesson family ritual completed, at least one important to this branch of the family, it was now safe, at least as safe as anyplace in the universe where the reach of Murphy and his Law was known to be enforced. We had done our best to assuage Murphy and those other minor deities who watched. .. the one they had to make with gold. That one was gone entirely ... the other glass reds slowly faded away ... so slowly that I didn't notice until I closed my eyes one night and all I saw was blue ... spectacular shades of blue ... but blue. The blues lasted a long time.I was 35 when I died.The heart attack was pretty severe. I fell off a 24 four foot ladder. When I was aware again, I was talking to a Wyoming State trooper at the stoplight at the corner of US -16 and US -16 Truck Route,. "It's the least we can do as your offering us a room for the night," hesaid as we walked up the path.Inside Aunt Karen made us some coffee. George sat with Melissa in thekitchen while we took our cup upstairs. "You can stay in my room tonight," she said."No we couldn't put you out like that," I argued."Nonsense anyway the bed in Shane's room is too small." She showed me the room and where the bathroom was."So when are you two getting hitched," she asked."Oh I don't know, we've not set a date. My objections were ignored.We arrived at the airport and were taken by limousine to the White House. There, we were inspected by the Secret Service who, after hearing my objections, held us until the Secretary of Defense came out, met us and escorted us with Secret Service personnel following to the Situation Room. The President, the Vice President and most of the Cabinet were there. The Secretary sat down and announced, "Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, ladies and gentlemen, This is James.
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