i dont have a problem going with them to the whiskey flat days celebration if you really wanted to take us . he studied the computer for a moment , but did n't touch it . now , do not strike at me again , '' he added when she gathered herself up to do just that . maybe the visual we received came from the surface ? '' `` we are , '' i glanced at him , confused . dad also used to say he was calm , but he never was . 