We had everything we wanted back then. Me, Julie, and Alex. We were life rich and money poor. We could sing what we wanted, play what we wanted, and go where we wanted. Our guitars were a little beat up,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Second Cold War turned Earth into dueling camps of humanity fighting for control of the world’s networks. It was the Second Great Depression and the Islamic Jihad that nearly destroyed us though. Our vast networks collapsed or burned and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have received a new Shapeways-printed model of the Los Angeles-class heavy cruiser. The ultra-detail frosted is my new favorite model of the ship and I am very happy with it. It is more expensive than the solid plastic, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the Korean War quickly spiraling into a new global hotspot, President Truman wanted to negotiate peace with China and end the confrontation. Supreme Commander MacArthur wanted to defeat China through any means necessary, including the use of nuclear weapons[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We played all over Minnesota, Ontario, and Manitoba for years. We played in everything from ice castles to sandy beaches and I learned to love the sound of a crackling bonfire. It made my day to sing and play with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The long-joked about Great Firewall of China gave them an advantage when the networks first began to fracture. Russia’s Quantum Curtain slammed into place soon thereafter, though nowhere near as effective then as it is today. Even South America, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Korean War had once again turned to the favor of the United Nations forces and even the combined forces of China and North Korea could not stop the northern tide of war. That was when China asked for aid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We performed country music mostly, making that my first time running into cowboy boots. Man alive, the first time I wore those on stage I couldn’t walk right for a day afterwards. Julie said they were better than high heels.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We entered the Twenty First Century with boundless enthusiasm and faith in our ability to control the technologies we had created. The Second Cold War, the Second Great Depression, and the Islamic Jihad changed all of that. Hackers and AIs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We found many things when we went into space. Some thought it would be an end to warfare forever once we had more space than we could possibly fill. They underestimated our drive to fight and conquer. Forge of Wars:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…