Both major parties had deep, structural flaws. I had to make my choice. I cast my first ballot for President in 1992. For Ross Perot, of all people! I... thought, let’s give someone fundamentally different a shot. Who knows how that might have gone?“Second time Clinton came up, I thought, well, I don’t like his gun control, but that’s not on the ballot and Dole’s tax cuts would blow up the budget and only help the rich. Plus, I blamed Gingrich at least somewhat for the shutdown. So, yeah, I voted. ”“Just what I said — be my friends.”“The guys were talking about going to the lake for a few hours. Are you interested?”“You should go,” Sandy said. “Sitting here and brooding won’t help.”“She’s right, Mike,” Angie added.“Sure; let’s go.”The girls left to change. I put on my bathing suit and a t-shirt, then pulled on socks and tennis shoes and went out into the hall where the gang was assembling.“You look like you need some serious cheering up,” Tess said with a twinkle in her eye.I forced a. " I'm investigating a kidnapping, and I want some answers." I had nothing to do with that." I'm here to get some background on one of your students."The dyke turned to the girl still sitting on the table and said," Kelly, it's for you." Then renewed her attack on me,"The Sherrif has already talked to me about this. What do you think you'll get that he didn't."The green eyed blonde slid off the table and came towards the door. She was almost six feet tall and blossoming into womanhood. In. ‘Is that you?’ She turns around to see someone that looks vaguely familiar. ‘It is you. Don’t you remember me?’ She stares at him. He’s average height, has a receding hairline and looks out of shape. His clothes are rumpled like he’s slept in them. Then it slowly comes to her. ‘Rick?’ she asks as she moves her cart closer. ‘Yeah, it’s me!’ Rick, as in Rick Powers, gives Tiffany a hug as she stands there, slightly stunned. ‘Wow, it’s been a while, hon,’ he says as he steps back to look at her..