The Secret Service being the Secret Service, and Italy full of seismic stuff, we’d actually done Earthquake 101 during the flight from Spain, so we were safely on the far side of the terrace as dislodged roof-tiles dropped and broke. ( Read more... )

It was, and stayed perfect next day, with clear skies, warm sun, and a pleasant sea-breeze as the morning heated. ( Read more... )

Adam could simply jump to catch the lowest branch and pull himself up, but the kid was shaking so much that getting him to let go of the tree took a moment, and rather than climb down Adam simply jumped, wolf legs absorbing the shock easily on the soft carpet of juniper needles.( Read more... )

And for a few days, I did, mostly. ( Read more... )

3. Out of the Office
PRESIDENTS get any number of excellent perks but as I discovered the hard way they don’t get real holidays, only occasional intervals when the rule becomes Do not disturb unless it’s Really, Really an emergency - the nuclear-code guys and gals never go away and the daily briefing rolls right on. There are reasons. ( Read more... )

A stream of shots damaged another screen, until two more shooters were grabbed and translocated out by the vamps, and I shook my head.
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Any which way, a less sane gun enthusiasts motorcade it was, that couldn’t quite decide if it was law-abiding or not, scared most citizens silly wherever it passed, and occupied an unbelievable chunk of PD and National Guard resources to manage. ( Read more... )

2. Bullet Points
AMONG things I aimed to do differently was keeping campaign promises, and top of the list were three constitutional amendments, one adding upholding the Medicine Wolf Accords to all federal oaths of office, one guaranteeing equal rights for preternaturals, and one ditto women. ( Read more... )

“Honoured guests, my fellow Americans, and all who hear me, those of you who have been watching on TV have just seen the Exhibition of Presidential Portraits with Contemporaneous Artefacts that opens to all tomorrow, and those of you unfortunate enough to have missed it can catch a complete repeat on any number of stations, or YouTube.” ( Read more... )

And that should have been mostly that, save my sudden need for a new Director of the NPS, though the deputy chair showed some spine by asking me about those plans for the façade, and was only half-reassured by my promise not to demolish or paint anything. ( Read more... )