Sounds like some terrific opportunities. Glad to hear that is happening. Thank you for your comment.

So glad you enjoyed the post!

I understand about all the schools. I only hit five schools by 7th grade, but they were three or four too many. Very disruptive, indeed.

Sounds like a fun book! May your muse be generous.

Interesting about an underground NASA facility in NM. Not surprised. I think the government discovered New Mexico during the Manhattan Project and decided for various reasons that it was a great place to hide things. Also not surprising. Being from NM, I can tell you that a substantial portion of the US population doesn't even know it is a state. Not joking. The New Mexico Magazine has a monthly spot called One of Our Fifty is Missing, and they never run out of "they didn't know New Mexico was a state" stories. I have a few of my own, in fact. The whole state is hidden so it's the perfect place for classified work.

Sounds like an interesting story you've got going there. Makes me think of Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones. She was recruited to the OSS early in WWII when a friend asked her to fill out a foursome for dinner. The extra man she went to accompany just happened to be Wild Bill Donovan. She writes of it in her autobiography, The Spy Wore Red. An excellent book. She was stationed in Madrid during the war, where she infiltrated the highest Spanish society and eventually fell in love and married the future Count of Romanones.

One thing I know is that you would likely not booby trap the garage, especially if you have kids. Kids have a way of finding these things. Also, booby-trapping tends to be illegal.

That's a great topic. Thank you. I'll discuss it with Holmes and address it in a later post.

Some of the agencies can certainly have restrictive policies, from a great deal of paper work to some countries being strictly off limits.

Thank you for the suggestion. That is an excellent topic, and we will address it in a future article.

I hear you about the expensive DC and surrounding area. Many cannot just pick-up and go.

New Mexico is full of surprises. I didn't know about the program at UNM. Two of our Las Cruces neighbors worked at the nearby NASA facility. I think most of it is underground.

It's fascinating to learn how things were back in the day. I guess desperate times required desperate measures. Wow!

I have a story in mind in which my protagonist is recruited by her brother's friend to gather information. It takes place just prior the the US joining in WWI.

Most people do their garage work with all the doors open and I've always wondered what is the best way to balance the safety aspect of being in the wide open like that, especially if you have kids.

Do you booby trap the garage in advance?