Despite so much stuff slowing down a lot of business stopping a lot of things being placed on hold Due to everything going on one thing that has continued to go on Has been the NFL and it's busy off season and more specifically the Ravens and they're busy off season Now about an hour ago, maybe an hour and change ago the Ravens and Eric Dacosta finished up the conference call for the PSL owners and It was a very interesting one and it just it gave me a newfound appreciation For the Ravens because that was I had never gotten to hear one of those before So it was very interesting listening in live to it and shout out to Ravens media underscore on Instagram He was the one that put me on so I appreciate it and again Y'all make sure y'all follow Ms Ravens media underscore Ravens media all one word together and then an underscore right after it But it just I just love the the level of transparency That it it added a loud Eric Dacosta to have with some of the different PSL owners who called in asking them questions and stuff And I also really and I did say level of transparency because there was a level of it There wasn't he wasn't transparent. He wasn't like, okay. Here's all my plans. Here's what I'm doing.   He's that he He don't do that Well, not for everything for some stuff stuff. That's pretty obvious. He'll put you on He'll say little things here and there about it, but he still won't give you much details but anyway, um It did give me another uh, uh A newfound appreciation and like I said already already appreciate the Ravens You all know that but it gave me a newfound appreciation for Eric Dacosta himself And when I say that like he spoke about Uh Bronson Rick Steiner, he sound really excited about him. Um, he spoke about Jacob Breeland he spoke about a DACA and He spoke about some of the other undrafted rookie free agents, but when he spoke about them Just he was naming all these different names and stuff and I'm like wow this guy is The GM of this team They currently have 88 players on the roster and this guy was naming guys individually going through the schools that they went to and whatnot and That's tough like that's tough For us as fans it can be tough for me personally. Y'all know I can I can't I can't even say Justin Mada BK's name, right? I Can't even say his name, right So y'all know it'll be tough for me, but it just showed me that he really He really digs deep into his Information process and his study and his research And he definitely he pays attention He pays attention I mean we could already see that and and he's of course been he had been under Izzy's wing for a long time and Ozzie He used to do his thing when he was GM of the Ravens and now Eric Dacosta And like we talked about before Eric Dacosta even took over that what we expected from him was to He may do some stuff similar to Ozzie, but he would have his own style, too And there may be some stuff that he'd be like Ozzie. I didn't like how he did that So I'm gonna do things differently. Oh, you know what Ozzie did this this way So I'm just gonna tweak this a little bit and it may be able to work out even better So but I just I just really really appreciated how he was going through the different names and stuff and We're like really naming these guys naming their stories naming where they're from and whatnot and that was pretty cool Some of the other things that stood out obviously the Antonio Brown where Somebody asked him about Antonio Brown and he just said oh, we're good with the receivers that we got on the team We're really excited about the guys that we got on the team He didn't address Antonio Brown directly. He didn't even he didn't even repeat his name He just said oh, we were super excited about the guys that we got on the team at receiver It's like oh, okay, and another part that I really appreciate it I would have to listen to it over and really read up about it because sometimes with me with contracts I And there's some of y'all that are pros at this me not at all Sometimes with contracts I don't I don't fully understand the breakdown of them as far as What the what the cap hits are there some of y'all that can look at a contract and look at the numbers and everything Like okay, this will be that cap hit that'll be a cap hit. I can't do that But with him he was breaking it down to where he broke down Okay, if the salary is six no if the signing bonus is six meal and the salary is two meal And then he was just breaking down the numbers and he was doing it so effortlessly and I'm like whoa Okay, I appreciate it a lot and when he was saying it live I understood it but then trying to think about it and recall it and yeah, it's long gone But he was just breaking it down and he put it in a very simple format very simple terms how the The cap hit for players is done because they were asking them about salary cap. They were asking them about They were asking about some different players specifically and they and he brought up like a Matt Judon and Arani Stanley and That's what this video is Focused on for the most part is those two Because Eric Dacosta and I believe he said this a couple of months ago, too But he did mention it again that they are in talks with both Arani Stanley And Matt Judon Now, of course, we did the video a couple hours ago sounded like my voice just lagged just now But um, we did the video a couple hours ago About the Ravens possibly being interested in one jadevian clowny Now, um, I know my god knighthood and somebody else mentioned that they think it may be a reporter just putting that out That could be a jadevian clownies camp just putting that out just to um Sort of start a bidding war to try to boost up his value Uh to make it look like he's more wanted than he is and of course in business If somebody's trying to get a job that can that can help them Because if you are a If you are unemployed if you're unemployed and But you've done some pretty good work in the past you got a decent resume And you have You're looking for work and you have these different companies that may be interested in you, but they're not quite sure You may put something out there where it's like, hey this company they they trying to get me for this much Or this other company they they interested in me too. Oh and how about this one too? Oh and that one they are interested in me So if you want me you want to hire me you got to come with it So that if if that's what's going down that would make sense too But I still do think that ravens may have some interest in jadevian clowny Why again because aridicasta is trying to build the bully And if like my god mike b said he said oh nfl better not let that happen They better not let that happen if jadevian clowny was go to the ravens. Oh yikes Yikes, um, but a lot of you are thinking that the only way that it happens The only way that it happens if they were to rescind the tag from one mat judon And then sign a jadevian clowny and like I said in the video that is the The most likely way that that will go down But I still don't I don't see them doing that I wouldn't see them rescinding the tag from judon just to bring on a jadevian clowny. I wouldn't see them doing that I um Yeah, I don't think that eric nicasa would do that But anyway One other way that they could actually get that done and regardless if they get it done with your davian clowny or not We'll see But I don't expect it. It will be nice, but I don't expect it But one day that they could free up some salary cap space would be to extend the contracts of one mat judon and one Ronnie stanley Now judon currently is sitting on the uh franchise tag. He hasn't signed it yet But he is currently sitting on the franchise tag and that franchise tag is worth about 16 million dollars And it's fully guaranteed for one year. So it is a 16 million dollar cap hit all from at judon And Ronnie stanley he is in the the final year of his deal Yeah, the final year of his deal So after this year, he will become a free agent So you have these two players And ronnie stanley you could argue that he's the best left tackling football And that's why I actually think that his contract Would be more difficult than one mat judons And when I say difficult, I don't mean oh man. Well, what would these terms be?  We got to talk some numbers But they have the blueprint Directly in front of them with the larry tonsil deal 22 mil per That's the average Now, of course how they came to that average Um, I would have to look at the details of the contract again, but the average is 22 mil per So that's a fat deal So ronnie stanley him being better than one larry tonsil He's gonna get more than that Maybe like two two more two mil more He's definitely gonna want more and he's gonna get more But the thing with that is that with mat judons deal his deal is going to be lower than that It's gonna be significantly lower than that Whatever mat judon ends up getting from the ravens Will it be 16 mil per? I don't think it will be If they did come to a long-term agreement with mat judon I think um, I think they would actually get judon for about 12 to 13 mil per I'm not sure what he wants. I'm not sure what his camp is asking for But I think they would come to an agreement where he would get about 12 to 13 mil per With mat judon, um, he has been a player that's uh, he's he's gotten better every year One second How unprofessional How unprofessional of me? No, but y'all know I'm very unprofessional anyway I forgot that I had my my alarm set on wednesdays Me tonight shout out to you jw.  He has improved every year Is he a great player this amazing player? No not yet at least He's good though He's good though and his resume. It's been improving every year since he's been on the team And then with mat judon one of the big things that I I could see with him is even more improvement this year Simply because one is contract year. Well for now Um, and then two he has so much so much around him now It's a lot better his situation It improved a lot But then um, so I think he would get like 12 to 13 mil per Now ronnie stanley on the other hand The reason I say I think it would be more difficult ronnie stanley is because this dude Like judon gonna take up he's gonna take up some space or whatnot, but ronnie stanley He That dude the deal that he gets would take up a lot Like even jeff zrebek said it yesterday himself. He was like man that like that More than 22 mil per you're most talking quarterback money And then of course you got lamar coming up in a couple years So this is why I say I do not envy one eric de costa because he has some tough tough tough decisions that he has to make Very tough decisions that he has to make And then you got marlin humphrey coming up in a couple years too.  He got a fat deal Brandon williams.  Peter's he getting his Oh ravens got some decisions decisions decisions to make very shortly and eric de costa, I mean a No ravens fans.  We want to keep everybody You got your starting quarterback. Why wouldn't you want to keep him upright from his blind side? Somebody who's been protecting him his entire career and been doing a pretty good job of it. Why wouldn't you want to keep that? Marlin humphrey one of the one of the best cornerbacks in the league Dude has been extremely consistent gets better every single year and has become more of a playmaker every single year And he he's just he knows he's physical. He can he can hang with the best of him Of course you want to keep that Then you got mad judan who's been he's been ascending Throughout his career Every year like I said been getting better now you put him around all of this So he should be able to have a really good season this year He's outside lying back. He does a pass rush thing. He could drop back if you need him to He's versatile You got tyus bowzer Eric the castle was saying on the press conference early.  Who are you not gonna resign? And Who are you gonna have to make tell the other teammates at the end of their contract? I'm out


I spent over 10 years at the Central Intelligence Agency, so I often see a lot of the challenges the country faces through a national security frame. And this is one of them. I look at the country, and I look at the political polarization that we're experiencing that's not my own assessment. Pew has this great data that they've collected over decades that show our parties moving towards extremes, ideologically, or at least away from each other, and yes towards those extremes. And the more that happens, the harder it becomes for us to govern ourselves. We're in this grand experiment of self-governance, but we're failing to govern ourselves. You think about it, I mean the world is so dynamic now, whether it's, you know, it's changes in industry, it's changes in climate, it's the way, changes in the way we communicate with each other, the way information flows, opportunities and risks that are associated with that. We live in a very dynamic world right now, and so, especially now, we've got to be able to, we've got to have a functioning government, but we don't pass budgets, we don't appropriate appropriately, we don't have solutions for infrastructure issues, healthcare, information warfare threats, you know, so many other things, climate, you know, I look at that and I see a national security threat that we are, we're failing to govern ourselves because our parties are so divided and our adversaries abroad are seeing this and exploiting that, opportunistic politicians doing the same, exploiting our divisions, and the net result is we can't govern ourselves, and that gives rise to, I fear, even more extreme leaders that will come to power, capitalizing, exploiting those divisions and that lack of effective governance, and so, I'm one that just believes that we've got to change the incentives that shape the way our leaders lead, and my view is that ranked choice voting is one of a couple of reforms that I think offer the best opportunity to change those incentives so that leaders are more incentivized to find common ground with their rivals, to demonstrate that common ground, to build on that common ground.


Okay, so, uh, Jesus Christ, zombie killer, book of John. That is the most colons I've seen in a title since Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War. But, I mean, the title says it all. This, you already know what this book is about. Lázaro, levántate y anda. Viva Jesús! Jesús, ha hecho un milagro. Muchas gracias. This is the introduction song. It's not very good, but it's not too long. So, I think you already know whether or not this book is going to appeal to you. It takes place 2,000 years ago in Judea while it's part of the Roman Empire, and a necromancer raises some zombies, and then a group of Jewish folks needs to kill all the zombies, and one of them is Jesus of Nazareth. He is not the main character. The main character is actually John, who I believe is supposed to be John the Apostle from the Bible.  But, yeah, just based on that, I think you already know if this book appeals to you or not. You're going to either hear that and think, well, that sounds like fun. Let's check it out.  I'm staying far away from it. All that said, I do still want to go into a little more detail with a review here. You know, just go into critique about things it does well, things it does poorly. Because this story is a bit more serious than I first thought. You know, this isn't like a screwball comedy or anything. It does treat itself pretty serious. Kind of like Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, if you ever read that.  And it kind of is. But it treats itself pretty seriously. And it works well in that regard. Whereas Jesus Christ, Zombie Killer, kind of does. Like, there are a few goofy bits. But for the most part, it is treating itself as a serious story. And so I feel it deserves real critique. So I'm not going to go into a lot of detail because I think you already know more or less what happens in this story.  It's super sad and stuff. I'm not going to go into super spoilers, but you get the gist of it. If you know anything about zombie stories, you know that.  Because Jesus is not the Messiah here. If you're not a hardcore Christian, you'd probably be okay with that. But just felt the need to bring it up. Basically, the first issue I have is that this book starts with an extended prologue. So we have a character named Herodias, who is a little girl, and her parents drag her off to a temple of Morda, who is the god of death. And they're going to try and sacrifice her to bring her brother back to life. But the priestesses of Morda stop them and then take her away and they raise her to become a priestess slash necromancer. And that's how she learns how to use her powers and stuff. And I say that and I call it a prologue and you might think, okay, that's like 10 pages or 15 pages and then it's over, which is what I thought it would be too. But it actually keeps going for a while and winds up being like 40 pages before this bit's over. Because we also cover Herodias growing up and how she learns to use her powers, how she finds out exactly what zombies are and how they work and that sort of thing. And there's a bit more detail than we really needed here. So I was kind of thinking, okay, can we get going? And then when that's over, it moves to John and goes into his backstory where he is like a shepherd. But one day his village was attacked by Marauders and his wife died and then he couldn't cope with it so he became a drug addict afterwards. And that's also fine, but it also takes a little while and I'm thinking, okay, we're getting a little more detail than we really need here. I think this would be more effective if it just kind of gave us a few little bits of information in flashbacks. And then when that's over I'm thinking, okay, so we have the two main characters like the Protagonist and the Antagonist are together. Let's actually go into the story. But no, then we go to another character named Facilus. At least I think that's how I'm supposed to say it. And we go over her whole story. She's the wife of King Herod, or actually they call him Tetrarch Herod in the book. I believe that was his real title in real life because he was a real person. He was the leader of Judea. But a lot of times he's also called King Herod so I'm probably going to keep calling him that. But anyways, Facilus is his wife and they're having marital troubles and she wants children but he's infertile and he's also cheating on her. And there's just problems going on there. And hers, I'll admit, was even less interesting than the first two because the first two were at least kind of good whereas this one just feels like a necessary evil to get to the story. And finally, when Facilus' bit is done, all three storylines kind of come together and the actual story begins. And once that happens, things get a lot better. Like the story becomes much more quick-paced and much more fun and I'm just more interested in what was going on. But it took a while. That's the biggest issue with this book is it takes a while to get going because I got partway through Facilus' bit and then I just said, you know what, I'm not interested in this, I'm going to come back to it. And then I set the book aside, read the entirety of Del Torrequest and then came back to it and finally started reading it again. And yeah, once that happened, when I was able to take a quick break it got through it much quicker and it was much more enjoyable. But that opening bit is a bit of a slog. One problem that might seem kind of small but really isn't is how Herod, King Herod and Herodius, or Herodius, I'm not totally sure how to say it, the main villain of the story, their names are way too similar. And that's a bad idea in books in general because, you know, people can get confused easier. But in this case it's even worse because most of the time where Herod and Herodius are on screen, they're on screen together and they're talking with each other. So it'll be like, Herodius said that and then Herodius said that. Wait, did Herod say it or Herodius? Like it's easy to get them mixed up in your head. So, yeah, like I would say if you're going to have King Herod in here, that's fine and, you know, keep his name because he was a real person. But Herodius is a fictional character. You could have come up with a better name for her, I think. Like just one that's a little bit different. So it doesn't just literally contain Herod's name in there. It just, I don't know, it sounds like it's not a big deal but it was very annoying. Now, I will also say that I think the idea of fighting zombies in a time before modern technology is really cool, really fun idea and I've been wanting to see that for a while. Like I've been wanting to see like medieval knights fight zombies and stuff for a long time because without firearms and such, you're gonna have a much more difficult time breaking open the skulls of a couple hundred or a couple thousand walking corpses. It's gonna be difficult for you. And in fact, I've noticed that in a couple of zombie young adult stories that I've read, like specifically ones where adults turn into zombies and kids don't for whatever reason, like The Enemy and the Reigns. I've noticed in those they go to great lengths to try and get rid of firearms from the story or at least minimize firearms impact on the story because, you know, it's just a little bit more intense and a little bit more dangerous if they are not able to just shoot their way out of trouble. And so for that reason, I've really wanted to read something kind of like Jesus Christ's Zombie Killer for a while. And for the most part, that is what they do. You know, they fight zombies using stabs and knives and stuff, and that's really good. That's a lot of fun. But at the same time, they also use magic in the fight against zombies, and that kind of takes away from it, you know, like, because obviously magic does exist in this universe. That's how zombies are created with necromancy. And then there's another character who comes in who has this thing called the Light of Apollo and basically they can use that to like either send out beams of light and burn zombies or they can use it to sort of armor their friends so that basically if you get bitten by a zombie, you'll still, you know, get bitten and bleed and stuff, but you won't get infected and turn into one. So just, it winds up taking away from the story a little bit and so we lose out on that whole, okay, they're in an even more desperate situation without firearms. So I was a bit disappointed by that. It's not a huge deal admittedly because, you know, at the end of the day, it's a zombie story. You kind of know how this is going to go and there's only so many different ways that you can do it unless you do something really weird and different with it like the Reigns did. But nonetheless, it is, it was disappointing for me. Overall though, very fun book. I liked it. It was a lot of fun. And I do think that most of the issues that I had here, both the issues I brought up and some of the smaller ones, like for example, there's one or two grammatical errors here, which is a problem, but it's nothing too major. It's just like they forgot to put a space after the period at the end of a sentence and stuff like that. But anyways, I think another draft of the author going through would have fixed that, but she really wouldn't do that or at least wouldn't be able to do that because from what I've seen, Camille Picotte or Picote, I'm actually not totally sure how to say it, she is a Amazon self-published author. Like all of her stuff seems to just be independently done, which is great. I do want to help promote people like that whenever I can. And she actually hasn't been writing all that long, but she already has a bunch of books out. Like her Goodreads page has more than 30 entries on it. And I think what that means is because she's putting out multiple books a year, she doesn't really have time to focus too much on the quality of them. Like she's just pumping them out as quickly as she can and because it's self-published, there is a very short turnaround between finishing it and then getting it edited and put out. And I'm not trying to criticize her for this, I think that's actually very impressive because even if you're not the greatest writer in the world, which I want to specify, this is a fun book, I think she's a good writer, but even if you're not the greatest in the world, just being able to write that much is a very impressive skill, I think. Like, I believe it was Napoleon Bonaparte who said that quantity has a quality all its own and granted, he was talking about something different, but you know, either way, it's an impressive skill and so I think that the author just wouldn't be able to do another draft and really spend time on this book to make it as great as it could be and I don't know, I'm not really working towards a greater point with that, it's just an interesting observation I noted, but you know, yeah, Jesus Christ, Zombie Killer, Book of John is a pretty fun book and I think you should check it out if you get the chance. And of course, Vavictis, you are all the best. 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The Jack Benny program presented by Lucky Strike. Feeling low. Feeling tense. For level best, smoke a Lucky because Lucky's fine tobacco picks you up when you're low, calms you down when you're tense. Put you on the right level to feel and do your level best. That's what fine tobacco can do for you. And remember, LS-MFT, LS-MFT, Lucky Strike. LS-MFT, LS-MFT, Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. So the next time you buy cigarettes, ask for the cigarette of fine tobacco, Lucky Strike. For remember, Lucky's fine tobacco picks you up when you're low, calms you down when you're tense. Put you on the right level to feel and do your level best. Yes, smoke a Lucky to feel your level best. This Rochester Dennis Daniel is truly Don Wilson. Ladies and gentlemen, television is not only here, it's here to stay. And like other stars and radio, Jack Benny is preparing for the future. So now we take you out to Beverly Hills. At the moment, Jack is sleeping while Rochester is going about his morning chores. Well, first I better clean up the living room. What a mess. Television sure has Mr. Benny worried. Every night he rehearses a different act. But he's certainly serious about it. Last night he even had a dancing teacher here. Imagine him trying to do that kind of a dance. Oh, well, I might as well pick up his clothes and let the air out of the balloons. Isn't that cute? He even put an ironing board up on two chairs and used it for a runway. Let's see, where'll I put these balloons? Some breakfast as soon as I straighten up these. Chester, there was too much mail to put in the box, so I thought I'd bring it in. Here are the letters. Thank you. And here are Mr. Benny's magazines. Body Beautiful. Uh. Women's Home Companion. Uh. True Story. Uh. Lonely Hearts. Uh. And this book, The Manly Art of Self-Defense. Say, I didn't know... Oh, pardon me, that goes to Mike Romanoff. Oh, I'm still carrying that letter with postage due on it, but I guess there's no use going through that again. No, I guess not. How long ago was that letter mailed? I don't know. It was handed down to me by my father. Oh, good morning, Rochester. Uh, what time is it? It's eleven o'clock. Oh, yes. Give it to me. Aren't you going to put your glasses on? I can't. I broke them last night when I fell off the runway. I mean the ironing board. I mean... It's all right, boss. I know. Well, Rochester, take the ironing board down and hide the balloons. I don't want anyone to know about my dancing. Now, let's see the mail. What's this one? Oh, it's from my violin teacher, Professor LeBlanc.  I will be there unless I catch pneumonia. Please excuse the writing as it is dark here in the deep freeze. Open the next envelope, Rochester. Yes, sir. Oh, here's a letter from Max Factor. Max Factor? What does he say? Mr. Benny, this is the third letter we have sent you reminding you of your March claim of this past due.  Let him snatch it. It's got moth holes all over it. Let's see. What's this? It's from the California Bank. It's another letter about that loan. What are you going to do, boss? I'm going to turn them down. That's funny. Here's one from the barber shop on the corner. Dear Mr. Benny, we are writing to all of our customers who got shaved here last Saturday. Are you missing a near? P.S., if not called for in 30 days, we will add it to our collection. Is there anything else, Rochester? Just a circular. You won't be interested in it. What is it? Yeah. Hmm. Automobile prices reduced. Buy a new car now and save money. Liberal allowances on trade-ins. You know, Rochester, maybe I ought to try and... I'll get it. Oh, say Rochester, no matter who it is, don't mention anything about the new dance I've been working on. I won't. Remember. Coming! Hello, Rochester. Hello, Miss Livingston. Come on in. Mr. Benny home? Yeah, he's getting dressed. He'll be down in a minute. Well, then I'll wait. And don't let me interrupt you, Rochester.  Ironing? Yes, you've got the ironing board up, haven't you? I wasn't using that. You see, Mr. Benny was... Uh-oh. Mr. Benny was what? Well, he was... He was getting ready to wallpaper the living room. Well, back home I used to help my mother paper our house, and Mr. Benny is going out the wrong way. It seems to me that... Well, well, good morning, Mary. Well, good morning, Jack. Rochester told me what you were doing with the ironing board. Oh, he did, eh? Rochester, I told you not to say anything about what... But Jack, you should be glad he told me I can show you a few tricks. What do you know about her? I used to do it with my mother. Mama was wonderful. She used to work with a brush in each hand. In each hand? Well, didn't your father object? No, if she didn't do it, he'd have to. Doll face, what are you talking about? Wallpapering the house. Oh, oh, wallpapering. Oh, oh, of course. Good boy, Rochester. I'm going to do that later, Mary, but right now I'm trying to make a big decision. What big decision? Well, I just received this circular from an automobile company, and I've been thinking maybe I ought to trade in my car and buy a new one. Well, it's about time. What are you going to get, a chandler or an Essex? Oh, don't be funny. I'm going to get a real... I'll take it. Hello? Hello, Jackson, I'm called from the country club. I thought maybe you'd come out and play some golf. Well, I can't today. I'm going out and buy a new car. Operator, operator, you gave me the wrong number. She did not. What kind of a car are you going to get, Jackson? Well, I don't know. I was thinking of getting a Cadillac. Operator, operator, why can't I get the right number? I told you it's me.  Well, look, Jackson, I'm running the picture at my house tonight. Would you like to come over and see it? Gee, I'd love to, but I can't. You see, last night I broke my glasses. Oh, how'd you break them? I fell off the runway. Operator, operator, I wish you'd give me a ride. It's me, Gypsy. I mean, Jack. I can't play golf with you. Why don't you call Remly? I call Remly. He's right here now.  Yeah, he's sitting over there at the table drinking a glass of milk. Operator, operator. What's this about Frankie drinking milk? Doctor's orders. Drinking too much bourbon. That caused a shortage of calcium in his system. Uh-huh. So the doctor made him drink milk. So Frankie could get more calcium? Yeah, that'll make his teeth stronger. Why does he want to strengthen his teeth? So he can pull the corks out of the bourbon box. You can't gum them things, you know. Well, Frankie drinking milk. Let me talk to him, will you, Phil? Okay. Hey, Frankie. Frankie. Frankie. He can't hear a thing since he got a shave last Saturday. Phil, do you mean that... How long, Gypsy? We got eight holes to play. All right, goodbye, Phil. Play 18 holes, but I guess Phil isn't as strong as I am. Mary, Phil wanted me to play golf with him, but I'm going out and look at some of those new cars. You want to go with me? Sure, Jack, but while you were on the phone, Don Wilson and the sportsman came in. They're waiting for you in the library. Oh. Hello, Don. Hello, Jack. Hi, fellas. Don, I know what you're here for, but make it quick, will you? Mary and I have to leave in a few minutes. Okay. Now, Jack, we've got a wonderful arrangement of Mendelssohn's spring song. And as a surprise, we put in a special violin part for you. Oh, Don, really? You shouldn't have done that. Well, we can take it out. Oh, no, no. I've got the violin right here under my chin. I'm going to... Just give me the music. Here you are. Okay. Now, all right. Now, just a second while I tune up here. It's one second. Mendelssohn's spring song. Oh, yes. I started, don't I? Yeah, yeah, Jack. All right. Here we go, fellas. Mendelssohn's spring song. Those look so nice, and they have so many novel features. Like the Nash... You know, maybe that's what I'll get. Ha-ha. It makes them boarders. Exactly 14 minutes. You better start looking for a service station. Yeah, look. Well, you see, Mary, every time the car dries for 15 minutes, the water and the radiator boils over, and then it takes... to sit here for a few minutes until it cools off. That's about all. Hey, Emily. Emily, isn't that Jack Benny over there? Where? Over there in that Stanley steamer. Ex-well, the bluest is my dream man. Steady girl. Steady. Crush on him, haven't you? Yes, and you know, Emily, I've got a confession to make. Last February, I sent Mr. Benny a Valentine card. Did he get it? He must have. I put it in my laundry bundle.  Break out in goose pimples. What did you say on your Valentine card? It was a beautiful poem. I wrote it myself. It went, Dear Jack, when I think of you this Valentine's day, I can throw my vitamin pills away. But you didn't answer it. Your lovely poem made me shake and shiver. And starting May 1st, we pick up and deliver. Your eyes, I think they're going to drive off. Rochester, the car should be cool enough now. Let's go. Turn right here, Rochester. Yes. Look at all the automobile dealers on this street. Honest John, smiling Irishman, madman Muntz, psychiatric Sam, wild man Prichard. Ah, here's the place we want. Just plain bill.  You can park down the street a little ways and wait for us.  Yes, I hope this doesn't take too long. I wouldn't want Rochester to get a ticket. He can't afford it. Besides, I have to... Oh, here comes his... Oh, mister. How do you do? How do you do? I'm thinking of buying a new car. Oh, good, good. Were you thinking of any particular type? Well, would you like a hydromatic? A hydromatic? Yes, that car comes without a clutch. Look, brother, when I pay for a new car, I want a clutch and everything. Forty-looking number. Uh, get inside and see how roomy it is. Okay. Yeah, sure as comfortable. Say, what are these buttons? Oh, yes, those are for the windows. I'll show you how they work. Gee. Well, didn't you know the new cars had automatic window lifts? He didn't even know they had windows. Mary, please. What other new features do they have? Well, I'm glad you asked that. This is the only car in the market that comes equipped with a Dynaflex Super Flowing Uniget Turbo Vascular, which is synchromeshed with a multi-coil hydrotension duo vacuum dynamometer. Gosh. What does that do for the car? It empties the ashtray. I don't think I ought to get this car. Well, certainly. I wouldn't think of having a car that's not equipped with a Dynaflex Super Flowing Uniget Turbo Vascular, which is synchromeshed with a multi-coil hydrotension duo vacuum. Hydrotension duo vacuum diamond mama meter. Now it's the word with the more I like it. But tell me, Mr... Mr. Call Me Plain Bill. Well, look, a plain bill. What are all these other buttons for? Well, there for the heater, the radio, the lights, and the top. Uh-huh. But what's this red button for? Oh, that red button is for emergencies. Emergency? Yes, like if you stall the car on the railroad tracks and the train is coming at 100 miles an hour, you press the red button. And that gets the car off the tracks? No, it makes a reservation for you at Forest Lawn. What's the price of this car? Uh, four... Wipers on this car squirt water when you press the button? Yes. Well, squirt some on him, he fainted. $4,200 is a lot of money. But don't forget, we do make liberal allowances on trade-ins. Well, my car's right outside. Suppose you come along with us and appraise it. Yes, well, I'd be very glad to. Right this way. Which one of these cars is yours? Oh, it's parked down the street a little ways. There it is right there. You mean that blue Kaiser? No, no, it's behind the Kaiser. Oh, the gray DeSoto? No, no, my car's between the Kaiser and the DeSoto. Here it is. 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We have been talking about the first strategy, but I want to add a layer because of what Mia shared, is that we learned some of this in isolation, but the application to context is really important. So the second idea is talking about having time to focus on isolation, but then having time to practice in context, and both of those are part of the work. So it's the idea of the memorable concept that I mentioned first, but the second one is relatable. You know children have favorite topics. I don't have to mention dinosaurs without everybody both smiling and groaning at the same time because there likely is, regardless of where in the world, regardless of early age, regardless of what children are interested in, a bit of a fascination with dinosaurs. You may not know how to spell triceratops, but it's amazing how early children can say triceratops. So making it relatable is the second idea, and part of that is allowing for informational, real world, and then some opportunities to deal with story. So we don't just work with story, and we don't just work with informational, we need to give both of them because kids will relate in different ways to different types of context. So when we take what we know in isolation to practice in context, it helps us deepen our understanding, but also use it in a targeted way. Part of this again goes back to what children learn, and I know I can recite every one of the 47 phonics generalizations. So if you want to talk later, that would be a very boring webinar. But at the same time, I can give a lively example like the KN, where the K is silent, only occurs 10 active times in the language of English, and two more inactive uses. Now you can start saying, can you write down all the words that begin KN, where the K is silent? Let's not go there because kids are going to try and say knock when they first see that word. So when I think about the kinds of things of my teaching, so many years with young children, is the idea that we can focus, as Mia just said, and target and give opportunities to repeat. Repetition is not boring. For some children, choice with repetition, as I mentioned first, deepens understanding.  Is it a dance? Is it baking bread? Is it using almond flour for the first time, which I'm trying to learn how to use better and everything is coming out flat instead of rising? You can give me some tips in the chat. No, I've learned that you have to increase the volume. So many, many times I have my children, the simplest practice is say it soft, then say it normal, say it loud. Whether you talk about the one-hand voice, no one can hear you further than one hand away from your face, the two-hand voice, further away from your face or the three-hand. To the early learner, this is different because each one is different. Repetition and deepening understanding. So when we think about the foundation of phonics, it is what is our, phonics is our foundation. But as we said already, it's based on oral language and it needs some independent practice. And that has to be both in context and in isolation. So reciting the 10 most active KN words and then actually the two that are least often used, the 12 making the total. Should I learn that rule? That when KN is at the beginning of the word, the K is silent for 10 or 12 examples. No, but I need to counter that example frequently as foundational in learning to read and learning to write. So the isolation doesn't help us as much as context and isolation together. I remember rainbow writing. You all remember rainbow writing. Write it again with another color on top. Write it again. I'm such a fan of multicolored pens. You should see my desk. I'm hiding it from you because I just loved it. But when I thought about rainbow writing, we know that many children don't find that their only way of learning letters, but isn't it a fun way to concept and build on top of each other or put them in the four corners of a page or have some kind of repetition, magnetic letters even as well are the movable parts that seesaw offers. Then write in different sizes and places. I've already mentioned this, but it's that isolation and context. So one of my kids came in to kindergarten a few years ago said, Miss Klein, Miss Klein. He said, what, why are you so excited? He said, I found the at home. And I'm going, wonderful. I wasn't pushing to go home and find the word though. We had learned the word though as a sight word, as a spelling sequence. And he was so thrilled to tell me. He actually found it. I said, where'd you find it? He said, on the refrigerator, there was a poster that was there and it had the word in it. And I found it. I went on a the hut and it went fabulous. And then different places and sizes, but also even the idea of passing the writing around. Can you do it again? And again, it isn't just boredom by one child, but the game like quality that takes it to context and then finds it on the refrigerator at home. What better example of context? So when we think about young children, we need to think about varying the sound and the format. No, I said, see the same sound. We also have to see the same letter. We had to see the same formation. So saying the see the sound, again, making talk visible to many children that's seeing the sound, but we're also needing to know the letter. We need to know it rapidly. We need to know it in every variant form. We need to know it everywhere we see it in a word, beginning, middle and end. All of that practice based repetition and in variant forms in context will deepen the memory trace. Mia. All right, thank you so much. So we wanna share another lesson with you that you can use with your students to apply the strategy that Dr. Klein was just talking about, that practice within isolation and in context. So Phenomenal Phonics is a brand new collection built to support phonics at the word level. Repeated correct practice really helps students master spelling patterns with each lesson students engage in various multidimensional activities and are tasked with sorting and blending and segmenting each group of words based on the featured sound, allowing for that application and practice that Dr. Klein talked about. But while using the tools only Seesaw can offer. Children can listen to words, they can use the microphone to the record and listen to their own voices and get information to support and build that independence throughout the lesson. We actually work very closely with Dr. Klein to create this collection that meets the needs of students in the classroom. And this is supplemental to that phonics instruction and gives that isolated practice to support that small group guided reading and phonics instruction that you are doing in your classroom. So I'm gonna actually jump in again to a Phenomenal Phonics lesson for the C sound. So each Phenomenal Phonics board practices the sound spelling through an introduction video just similar to the one that you saw in that fun phonemes lesson with a light phonemic awareness warmup and song. So students begin here and I'm just gonna play a little bit of that song for you. We have to see, can't you see? It's clearly cool that there's four candles and I'm gonna catch and share it. So very catchy. So after students watch that video with that phonemic awareness and that song that reiterates the sound, then they navigate throughout the various learn activities. Those activities include reading. So they're reading the words. They're sorting the words. They're blending the words as you can see here. They're segmenting the words. These activities were designed to be creative and to be hands-on, but they're practicing the skills in the context of how those sounds are used together. Like you saw in fun phonemes, these activities in with a connect activity and a connect activity. And in this one, they get to play a game with a family member or a friend to find real life examples and really reflect on everything they learned about that letter C sound. So that's going back to making the learning meaningful and relatable. Fun phonemes was created to work just like the other lesson that I showed you over the course of several days. So students revisit in a complete portion of this lesson over multiple days. This can be done in the classroom as a part of small group instruction for independent practice. Students can use these lessons in a center or station or you can assign them for remote learning or as a homework assignment as well. But all of these activities that students engage in and work with minimal to no materials and can be done like I mentioned before in any environment. And we will be sharing these lessons with you at the end of the today's session. We have three lessons that aren't even published yet. So you guys have access to them early. So we will share that in the participant handout as well as the follow-up email.


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Yeah, I had them a while now, so long I'm in the market for some silver ones. I guess that makes you a wheel. How about roller skate size, I'd say? I remember when we were flying together, you used to talk about designing an aircraft like this. And now I've gone and done it. Well, I laid dough in a lot before of anything that flies. The answer to a fighter pilot's dreams.  Well, she looks good on paper anyhow. On paper and in the air, no sweat. Let's hope. On the level, Paul, I got a wonderful break if it's true you were assigned to the test. You were right the first time when you said it was a bad one. You know I'm the guy who can really lousy up. Yeah, you mean like the time we were flying close to Port Normandy. I'd be sitting at a drawing board now in Kingdom Come if you hadn't been along on that trip. Remember? Pure selfishness, of course. I couldn't stand the thought of breaking in a new bridge partner. What are you going to call this brainchild of yours? Officially, the X-28. And, uh, unofficially? I guess I've always thought of her as Farley's Farley. Very good. Hey, how about we go off and find someone with a paintbrush to put it on her? Might even run across an old bottle of ginger ale to tap across her nose. Well, let's go. And sure seems like old times, huh? Sure does, and good too. Hey, hey, hey, hey, look at that. What? That girl over there by the door. Hmm. Good looking, huh? Well, that's the understatement of the year.  You can just tell by looking at her that she's got brains. Oh, you think so? Well, I forgot you're not interested in girls anymore.  But, uh, well, otherwise... I know who she is. Hey, what's the matter? You holding out on me? Me? Hey, she's coming this way. Imagine that. Well, I guess if you play your card right, I just might be able to introduce you.  Hey, Annie. Hi, boss.  Glad you got here. They told me at the project office I'd find you in here. Uh, if you're busy...  Paul and I are too old to be standing here. Annie, this is Major Paul Sedgwick. Paul, Miss Ann Roberts, my Able assistant. How do you do? You're Larry's assistant. How does he rate that sort? Oh, I'm the one that's lucky. Anyhow, he's only being nice about the assistant stuff. I'm a junior, junior draftsman. But back someplace in the dark ages, I learned shorthand. So, Mr. Farley thought I might be helpful up here. And you will? It's a wonderful experience for me. And, of course, I'm simply fascinated by everything. Miss Me Too. I better not be getting any ideas, Paul. This girl's married to a drawing board or something. Oh, oh, a career woman. I hope so. Of course, it's a rather short career so far. I graduated from Caltech last spring. Well, I'm crazy about brains. Listen, Annie, pay no attention to this guy. He's really okay. You know, when you get to know him. Sure he is. Have you had lunch? Oh, yes, I had a sandwich on the plane on the way out. Well, that doesn't sound too substantial. But if you're sure you're not hungry, we have a date with the project engineer. You'd better come along. Right. Oh, come in, come in. I've been waiting for you. Sergeant, you can finish those notes later. Will you get down to ops on that other thing I discussed with you? Yes, sir. Miss Roberts made you George Denton. How do you do? George is his other character's and old friend of mine, Larry Farley. He's a man responsible for designing the plane. He represents the company. Larry George Denton. George is the guy who's going to translate my flying into facts. He's our project engineer. I know you, Denton. Same here. And these facts he's talking about, he knows more about them than I do, but he won't admit it. Okay, let's get down to business. All right, now I've drawn up a program here. I'll show you. Paul and I have been over most of it together. You can see what we plan. Now, this is apparently tomorrow's schedule on top. Take off at 0600. The data's all there, Larry. I see. Annie. Yes, Miss Farley? I'll make some notes here. Now, first we can take... Well, there he goes. Let's hope everything goes all right. It means a lot to me. I know. Well, let's get him on the radio. We've got to be ready to receive him when they cut him loose from the mother plane. All right. Will we hear the whole thing? We're on the same frequency. We can transmit to him. Pretty soon you'll hear his end of the conversation with the pilot of the mother plane. Okay, Ridge. I'm ready if you are. That's him now. How's the air? I want something extra smooth for this, baby. It is. Okay. Letter rip. Airborne. 0615 hours. Smooth as silk. He's off. Hey, Chase, where are you? Right here. Right on your tail. That's a Chase pilot. Okay, I'm at 25. Right? Let's go. That's 27. Are you getting this okay, George? Loud and clear. Do you hear his fingernails down in the necklace yet? He looks pretty relaxed to me. I guess he's numb now. Well, here we go again. Hey, man, nice and smooth. Now you're making me very happy. We'll get the Jeep there before he gets the canopy open. I presume? How corny can you get? How did it go on the level? You haven't got a thing to worry about. Of course, this is my own lop-eared, rag-tailed, unexpert opinion. George, here's the guy who'll tell you he and the electric brain. Well, give me your notes and I'll see if the electric brain can decipher him. Essentially, I won't be able to. Here they are. No fooling. She's a beaut. Tell me, what's the verdict? Everything meets the specifications or exceeds them. So far so good. That's right.  That suits me. Okay, I'm going to hit the sack early. I was up there flying her with you. Ah, you're just getting old. Let me buy you some chow in here, huh? Some other time, Paul. I'm beat. Well, okay, then. Well, then, Major Sedgewick. These guys must be slipping around here. What do you mean? Allowing the most charming girl who's hit this place in a long time to sit around alone in the reading room. What are our junior officers thinking of? Well, I must admit, I've had some offers, but I thought I'd just read a while and then go back to my quarters. We've got another long day tomorrow. Oh, now you can do better than that. Listen, how about coming around to the movie with me? I don't know what it is, and maybe we've both seen it, but those are the best kind to hold hands in anyhow. I'm flattered, Major Sedgewick.  That's an order. The name's Paul. I don't accept orders from just anyone, Paul. That's a good girl. Come on, then. We've got just three minutes to get there, and I hate to miss the cartoons. Now, which one of these charming barracks have they got you housed in? Well, they all look alike to me after that movie. Wait, the number's on the way. Let's see, building 102. Well, I must be over there. Shall I get my cards about four blocks? Oh, that's all right. We can walk. Well, I was hoping you'd say that. It takes longer that way. You take this career stuff pretty seriously, don't you? Well, I guess so. I mean, is it that apparent?  You know, those parts she plays. No, no, not that precisely. Tell me about you.  Oh, sure. I guess it's because I always want to do this sort of thing. Be a test pilot? Yeah, yeah. Now, I remember once when I was a kid, I went out with a friend of my dad's. He was going to test a plane. Those guys were really characters. They used to put them in a dive to see if the wings would come off. And if they didn't, they built them. That's right. Now, heck, we're all engineers around here. They have a test pilot school for officers from the grade of lieutenant through major with a minimum flying time requirement of 1,500 hours. Boy, you really catch up on your math there. Now, I never knew I'd forgotten so much until I went through that deal. Sounds rough.   But I'm just an old man. I'll be 32 next month. I was really burning the midnight oil. But test piloting's come a long way from the days when all you needed was flying ability and a who cares attitude. I know. My father was a test pilot. I guess that's where I got my interest in airplanes. That explains a lot of things. This looked like 102 to me. Oh, so soon? We've just gotten started. I was going to tell you about my childhood.  Some other time, maybe. Oh, not maybe. Good night, Paul. And? Some other time, Paul. You are listening to the proudly-we-hail production that telltale spin. We'll return in just a moment for the second act. Are you interested in a career with a promising future? There are hundreds of jobs ranging from administration and accounting to electronics and construction open to you in the United States Air Force. A handy new 84-page booklet entitled Pocket Guide to Air Force Opportunities gives you the complete story. Everything pertinent to an Air Force enlistment is covered from basic training to promotion and travel information. 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Pull it out, boy. I have other things on my mind. She's a wicked one. Doesn't want to come out. Who knows? I have a personal investment in this operation. Happens to have something to do with an old bridge partner. Well, that's a long story. Some other time. 25. Paul. Paul, this is Larry, Paul. Go away, boy. You bother me. Now, Paul, don't take any chances. You hear me? 20,000. Listen to me, Paul. What's the matter with you guys? You think I can't bring her out or something? Anytime. Now, Paul, listen. You're at 15, Paul. Bear out, Paul. Bear out. We'll build another one. But this one's so nice, I've gotten quite attached to it. Paul, listen to the man. Things are so difficult. Can't you stop this chatter? My desk is piled high with work. I can't go out now. It'd be against regulations. Come on. Please be quiet a moment. I'm about to make an important announcement. Hey, the trick. How do you feel? You guys can buy me a steak on this one. Anyhow, better late than never to coin a praise. It's old tablet, anyone? Well, that's it. You've got all the notes and squiggles such as they are. You started to spin from the roll. That's all I can tell you. There was no warning at all. None. Just all of a sudden, I was out of control. It was certainly a perfectly normal maneuver. That's right. I hate to say this. A major design defect? Very possibly. Well, I know there's an explanation. I hope so. Anyhow, we'll have to compile all the data, run through the film and everything. We won't know anything definite at all for several days. We'll give it the eagle eye, Larry. You can bet on that. I know. Oh, listen, Larry, don't take it so hard. There's something in the films or somewhere that'll show up. The whole thing can probably be ironed out in a couple of minutes. And when we find it, that'll be all there is to it. Yeah, sure, sure. You guys stick around a few days? I'd like to fall when I'm stuck. The office is screaming. I really shouldn't be here now. Okay, do what you have to, but relax. The plane's in good hands. George, here's the best. I know that. Understand, you've got a machine in here that can solve any problems. I write. Oh, hi, Paul. I'm glad you dropped by. I was going to give you a call. Well, my telepathy set has had you zeroed in all morning, but rather than work it too hard, I thought I'd drop in in person. What's the word? Well, the preliminary date is all in on the X-28. I've just finished going over it. Okay, let's have it. Paul, I've looked at the films until my eyes across. No, you don't have to explain, George. I know. Just give it to me straight. I'm virtually certain it's what I was afraid of. Something to do with the center of gravity. Now, look here. See this? That's what the tabular is saying. Oh, and it's wrong. That's one of the sweetest aircraft I've ever flown. I can tell. I can feel it. Now, George, believe me, I'm not arguing with you, but every once in a while, something comes up like this in which the figures are... Well, they're not wrong. They just don't tell the story. I figure that's why they still have test pilots. I can't disagree with you there, Paul. It's not a pilot. Also, I know you're enough of an engineer to understand what you're up against here. Well, let's lay it on the line, then. Seriously, what would your recommendation be? Paul, I would recommend that further tests in this aircraft be discontinued by the Air Force and the ship be sent back to the designer for extensive modification. Well, I don't agree, and you know it's on a personal matter. I know, Paul. We'd worked together before, and I have a lot of respect for your judgment. I wouldn't send any recommendation in without your concurrence. But that ship isn't going to be flown until we've worked this all out. Well, it might take weeks to discover that effect. Possibly. And what it'll take weeks to find out on paper will take me about 15 minutes in the air. I can't buy that. I don't like it. Well, I don't like it much myself, but it's got to be done. I can duplicate the maneuver exactly as I did the other day, but this time I'll be watching and I'll nail the trouble. Or it'll nail you. Oh, Paul, I can't go along with that. Okay, but... I should like to do it. However, no preliminary report file.  Right. What are you doing up here? I thought you'd gone back to LA with Larry. I did. You fly up? Well, hey, what's the matter? I did not fly up. I drove. I'm not on company time, and I'm not on Air Force time. I'm on my own time. And I came up to tell you what a prize heel I think you are. What are you talking about? You know what I'm talking about. Well, suppose you tell me anyhow. The X-28. That's what I'm talking about. Well, what about it? You refused to fly it. I did, huh? Yes, after that spin the other day. That happens to be a wonderful aircraft. It just happens that I agree with you. Well, if you agree, why don't you do something about it? All you have to do is take it up and repeat the role and find out what caused it, but you won't. You're going to wait for results, weeks maybe. Larry Farley's career may be finished because of the delays. I heard that in the plant just the other day. I suppose it would be considered somewhat irrelevant to point out that my neck might depend on the course I take. You're dodging the issue. The X-28 is a good aircraft. Well, it's nice that you can keep returning to the one point on which we can agree. I knew I wouldn't get anywhere with you, but I had to come up anyway just so I could tell you what I thought of you. And to think... to think I was kidding myself the other night. About what, Annie? Nothing. And my name from now on is Miss Roberts. Well, it sure had me fooled, all right. And it was the center of gravity. But you can see here that it's not as serious as I thought at first. And I believe if we relocated some of that pressurizing equipment it would solve the whole deal. I sort of had the same idea. Well, how long will it take, Larry? Well, we have our company mechanics here. Two days, maybe. Doesn't look like a big job to me. Wonderful. Then we can schedule a test for the end of the week again, huh? Yeah. Say, Paul, to change the subject, have you seen Anne Roberts lately? Uh... Well, she heard we canceled the flights on the X-28, and I guess she thought my reactions fell short of what Papa would have done back in 1936 or something. But George told me you wanted to fly it. Oh, gee. I'm a hero. Well, we both know better. But you should have told her. I guess I would have, but she was moving off rapidly the last I saw of it. Oh, well, let's get back to business. Now, on this next flight... This is Rockpile calling Caravan 1. Rockpile to Caravan 1. Brady's not on yet. Rockpile to Custard 7. Not a Custard 7. Custard 7 here. Hey, Ridge, tell Paul to pick up our frequency. Roger. Any last words? No. No, nothing. Come on, will this thing fly? You tell us. I believe it will. I believe it will. Give you all the scoop. Roger. Yes, ma'am. Oh, I'm sorry, but this says you must be accompanied by an authorized officer. I've got to go out there. I'm trying to find Major Sedgwick. Well, I'll have him paged for you, ma'am. Now, if he could come down here and identify you... You don't understand. I've been to his office. They said he's flying. He's flying the X-28. Oh, I don't know what to do. Well, ma'am, I don't have any information about that. And if you did, you wouldn't be allowed to tell me. Oh, my fault. Coming in for a landing. It's safe. Yes, ma'am. Just as sweet as the first time. Oh, boy.  Mine, too. Boy, I had a few moments there myself. But everything went off. But great. No sweat. Hey, Paul. Look. Over there by the barrier. And what? Well, look. Hey, it's Annie. Paul. Annie. Back to say I was sorry. You shouldn't be. You were interfering with my sleep. I guess you know that, though, don't you? Paul, when I went to your office and I said you were flying, then I finally got it out of them. It was the X-28. You could have been killed, Paul. I don't know what's the matter with me. No, no, no, listen. And no testing is different now since Daddy's day. Yeah. But I sent you up there. Oh, Paul, I love you. Say that again. I love you. Object matrimony. Yes, Paul. That's a promise. Promise. Looks like we'd better get out of here, huh? I guess we are sort of excess baggage. You know, George, I was just thinking. Yeah? I was thinking that if it happened that Annie didn't find out those changes were made before Paul flew the X-28, it might be a lot simpler. For him? You must have read my mind. Young man, get your know-how the Air Force Way. Train in radar mechanics, photography, administration, any of 400 jobs valuable to yourself and your country. 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