The obvious answer would be for the women to arm themselves to protect the village when the men were away. However, the only weapons available were st...abbing spears and atlatls, both of which required considerable upper body strength to manage properly. The women were simply not equipped to fight this way, so something else was desperately needed. He did not think that the women could handle a longbow, and a short bow that they could handle was just not powerful enough to do what he had in mind.. “No offense, but I’ll be glad to lose the hijab. It’s scratchy. How did you ever put up with it, Azita, honey?” Edda asked her Iranian sister-wife, who shrugged in response.“It was basically all that I knew. Like a part of my body, but one that I don’t miss, I assure you of that. I completely understand, my dear Edda. Trust me on that,” Azita told Edda while hugging her tightly from behind.“What stores to hit first? Sporting goods, pharmacies, I think. Yeah, will need plenty of feminine. " she heard something bump into her new-to-her boat. Then she heard a weak sound, like a moan. She thought she heard a faint voice as it called out, "Help. Help me." She could barely hear it. There. She heard it again.Quickly she got up and hurried over to the railing and looked down. She saw an emaciated shape hanging – barely – onto an orange life preserver. The eyes in the sunburned face were closed and the voice whispered, "Please help me."Dana quickly jumped over the side, unmindful of her. Do you have any items on your ‘to do’ list for tomorrow?”“Nothing, really, until Sunday morning for Sunday school and church. After that, I might watch the Falcons but there’s no guarantee. I am open to other possibilities.”“I will have to think about that. What about tomorrow?”“I have plans to do nothing. I do that really well.” I grinned.She grinned back. “Could we play on the radio?”“Sure, I avoid getting on when there’s a storm with thunder and lightning but that’s the only thing that gives.