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project kind of a guy and it is good for Jess to learn to work with his hands.”
    “I think it's a very pretty truck, too,” said Lynn, poking a little fun. “You do good work,” she said, looking at Jess.
    He looked at her incredulously.
    “ Really ,” she said sincerely.
    “I had a lot of fun welding, bending metal, and wrench turning,” Jess said. “Dad had me draw the plans for the brush guard and armor on his drafting program. He thinks I should be an engineer like him. But I don't wanna sit at a computer. Aeronautical engineering would be okay while I'm in ROTC.”
    “Oh really? So in college you'll do ROTC and learn engineering in your spare time?” Dennis asked. “Most of the engineers I know worked very hard to graduate.”
    “It's all about flying fighters with that kid,” Jose said. “Dennis, you seem to know your way around science and math. The cadets really love your model rocketry program. I also notice that you know a lot about the Air Force. Is that a big part of rabbinical training?”
    Dennis chuckled. “That Air Force knowledge was gained first hand. I joined as soon as I could after high school to avoid going to rabbinical school. Oy vey , my father the rabbi,” Dennis said in an exaggerated Yiddish accent.
    “ Oy vey ist mir , my father the religion prof,” Lynn mocked.
    “What did you do in the Air Force?” Jess asked.
    “I was a metrological tech. I enjoyed doing science. So when I got out, I majored in physics. By the time I received my bachelor's, I wanted to know what made people tick. That led to a master's in psychology. The next thing I knew, I'd graduated from rabbinical seminary and held a PhD in religious studies as well. Now, I'm my father the rabbi. Oy !”
    “Lynn, when are you going to rabbi school?” Jess teased.
    Lynn shot him an exaggerated stare. “I don't really know what I want to do,” she said. “Dad has me on the math and music wunderkind track. So I spend half my school day at community college doing differential equations and playing violin. The rest of the day I'm in high school with the rest of my junior class. I'm not sure that I want to be a professional musician or do math or science. Felicia Day has a dual math and violin performance bachelor's. Maybe I will be an actress and have my own web series like her. Shall I start packing for Hollywood, Dad?” Lynn lifted her eyebrows and flashed an exaggerated smile.
    Dennis reached over and patted Lynn's hand. “All I want is for my little princess to be happy,” he said in mock seriousness. “Don't worry; your path will open to you.” He broke into song, “La, la, la, winding road.”
    Wanting to change the subject, Jess turned to Jose and said, “Dad, I promised Mom that I would send a picture of us from camp this weekend.”
    “So she can show it to your cousins in Iowa, Mijo,” said Jose. “My wife is back east visiting with her family for a week,” he explained to Dennis and Lynn. “Her sisters all wanted to get together for some girl time .”
    “Why don't we all stand next to the truck over here? That way, the mountains will be in the background.” Jess said.
    After some cajoling, jostling for position and Jess setting the delay timer so everyone could be in the picture, the smart phone beeped three times and everyone smiled.
    Jess typed on the phone for a few moments and then said, “I sent it.”
    “I'll start the ELT transmitting now,” Dennis said, walking over to the small metal box with an antenna attached. Looking at the switches, he confirmed that it was set to the right frequency. The red transmit LED illuminated as he pushed the toggle switch to the on position.
    “Now we sit back and wait to be found.” He bent over to place the ELT on the ground.
    A loud, very short screech burst from inside the SUV. Dennis straightened up, still holding the ELT, as Jose stood up and moved toward the open driver's window.
    “What was that ?” Jose asked. Poking his head into the