Your name is going to be Cheryl. I found a name tag from asalesgirl who is no longer with us in my desk. I think Cheryl is a cutename for you. What... do you think?" Cheryl. Cheryl," he repeated. "Yeah, Cheryl sounds good to me."JoAnn instructed. "Now say, 'Cheryl. Cheryl. Yes. I love it.' and sayit slowly and softly.He did as JoAnn asked, and she continued. "With women, and girls, it isnot so much the tone of your voice, but how you say it. Don't say'yeah' when you mean to say. The tech press out here told me that AM is far more influential.There was a note at the front desk to call a Ms. Anderson. At Anderson Mothwitz. Hmm.She got right to the point, “It’s your business, Ms. Jennings, but Robert Atwater is ... uninformed. Misinformed. I mean he’s a genius, sure. No question. But he gets these ... ideas. Preposterous. Almost paranoid. I hope you won’t let him suck you into his tortured world.”Click.Okay, time to pack up, head for home. Back to good ole KC.Except. That. You were discarded. You had been abandoned. I went straight to the heart of the matter. I told you that this was one of the pains of growing older. Things change. We move on. I told you that this would pass, and that you would find someone, and you would not be alone.“Nobody wants me,” you said, “I have no boyfriend, and no likelihood of getting one, and I’ll grow old as a virgin.”“Rubbish,” I said. “I can tell you that if I were one of your fellow students, I couldn’t wait to get into your. Those cell towers have some battery backup to cover short power failures."Jane said, "They did before the Day. With no maintenance, they may not be so good any more."Judith said, "That's something else for our list. Right now, should we tie things down? What about the animals?"Jane answered, "The best thing is to release the horses and cattle into the pasture. The chickens will either weather it okay or be in trouble. There is a storm cellar but I haven't been in it in at least two years. I.
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