I still don't think I looked that bad.Apolitical AphorismsIf God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates.~Jay Leno~The problem with polit...ical jokes is they get elected.~Henry Cate, VII~We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office~Aesop~If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven.~Will Rogers~Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where. " Ooooh," she smiled. "Makes sense." But I'll grow a beard if you want..." No way." Giggle.I finished shaving, dried my face, took the hairbrush she offered. Worked over hair the color of new copper. Finished by planting a kiss on the crown of her head.Bedroom. Inventory of my dresser drawer contents. "We can do laundry tomorrow." 'Kay," she said. "I was planning on it. While it's working, I can go restock on cheese. And stop by the bakery for some of those rolls you like." This came as she was. .. and wait. Which turned into a bit of a circus when someone came out to summon me in and I ignored them as, with the torc on, I was subject 1341, not Cure David. It got even funnier when the AIs could not tell them where Cure David was despite me being in the same room.Finally though, Vilgra turned up, gave me an exasperated eye and a sly grin and escorted me inside to face the committee.“Do you realise I could have you held for contempt for ignoring the summons?” the man, whom my com channel. There’s no way they could know we ever left for Arizona or even that we are here on the trail now... “We’ll turn the horses out into the brush here, then turn them south again. That way, if we keep your mare and Outlaw in front, they will never see the hoofprints of our shod horses. When we cut them back into the pass, Gray Hawk can wipe the pass where we enter. With the wild horse tracks and other animal tracks out here, they’ll have a hard time finding any sign we came through here.”Entering.