When Julie and Alex realized I couldn’t read the music, they decided it was high time to teach me. And for one of the first times in my life I found that I wanted to learn something. The things guys[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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As virtual worlds became more widespread, some gamers began to attack newcomers, saying that they weren’t real gamers. Almost all virtual worlds were games back then after all. Interactive novels were the stuff of science fiction back then. Glasses were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The fall of the Japanese Empire at the end of World War II setup conditions for the Korean War. The final peace treaty allowed Russia to occupy the northern parts of the country while United States forces occupied the south.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Julie and Alex had learned to play by reading the notes but didn’t know the theory. I played by ear and always struggled to read the music. I’d always faked it good enough that most people didn’t notice. Even with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As some people decried corruption in the virtual world industry, others wished for a day before the industry went mainstream. When only highly-educated computer nerds could run the systems that ran the worlds, all worlds were designed for them. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From the Halls of Montezuma To the shores of Tripoli; We fight our country’s battles In the air, on land, and sea. Thus begins the United States Marine Corps Hymn. Happy Birthday Marines. And let me give a special shout[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The conquest of China by a socialist rebellion was one of Russia’s greatest foreign policy victories. It was the kind of victory that nearly destroyed them in later centuries. But the short-term results included at least 50 million dead Chinese[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first time I “really” met Julie was during recess in middle school. I was plucking at my guitar, trying to write a song that was playing in my head. I was starting to realize that girls were nice so[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many people began to consider the business of creating virtual worlds to be an old boys club. They saw corruption in the business designed to trick them into buying no good virtual creations. Many began to long for the days[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Russia began supporting the Chinese socialist revolution in the 1920s. Millions died in the long Chinese Civil War, but the socialists could never drive the government out. After Japan killed 10 to 20 million Chinese in World War II, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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