"I'm from Manchester. I plan to go there after I finished my business. I hope things will work out that way. I haven't seen my wife in four months." C...an't she come down from Manchester to see you?" Josie asked."She could. But we don't have any relatives to look after the children and the base is off limits for kids." Henry, why don't you offer them our guest house? That way the Colonel could have his family here and be close to that base," Josie suggested."That's a wonderful idea. By all means,. ’ * * * * * Progressive Challenges In October, after chatting online with her for five months, Will still teased Denise about her prudish attitude, especially her oft-stated objection to wearing revealing or exotic clothes—the clothes her mother wore. He tried many means to encourage, convince, and prod Denise to let go of her inhibitions, but without success. She was resolute in her belief that a proper lady would not dress like a ‘chippy’ and that her father insisted his daughter always dress. Hell, you could join the Army tomorrow and they’d take care of you until you shipped out.’ I couldn’t keep the whine out of my voice, ‘No, I can’t. The army won’t take me. My lupus is mild, but I do have photosensitivity. I’ll never be able to work outside. If I can work a scam to get room and board, I’ll be a doctor in six years. Then I’ll be on easy street.’ ‘I thought college and med school took eight years.’ ‘It does, but with the hours they’re giving me, I can get out of college in two.. One of the things I missed was the weekend trips to the gun range. My dad had started me on them when I was ten.I shot everything from pistols to hunting rifles. I had even designed modified rifles and pistols last year chambered for caseless ammo I had also designed. I had even competed in a long range rifle match and won.As I picked two short practice swords I saw Samil talking to an elf I remembered from my first employment with Garth. I could see that Samil was angry and saw Teral step out.