My parents taught me to follow the law, and to keep a good team of lawyers on call in case you broke it. They were not very concerned with right and wrong. I am not proud of the child I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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When I was young, I lived in a real easy world. I could do anything I wanted really. I wanted to be famous. I wanted people to say my name with the same awe they have when they say the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We should always prepare and be ready for bad things to happen, natural or manmade disasters or worse. A storm, a power failure, an accident; they can all push us into survival mode. But don’t mistake being prepared with being[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As a child, I dressed up and went to a good little boarding school. As a teenager, I had my youthful indiscretions, and my family lawyers made them go away. I was a slave to a life of indulgence. Then[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some people say that Death walks the battlefield to find his prey. I say Death walks in the guise of a randy redhead. And no, I do not mean a redhead named Randy. Sure, the Grim Reaper works on the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Each one of us has a basic inner code. For some, we’re born that way; some of us choose that code. Some of us help people; some of us help only ourselves. Some of us care about other people, some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am an American Cowboy. I stood up against the Shang. I fought in The War. I found a family I am proud to be part of. The Peloran named me Wolf. I bled for that name, I earned that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I hear some people preach that we are all bad and that we’re here to suffer so that we might enjoy Heaven better. Well, I don’t believe in that suffering business. Oh, I want to go to Heaven when the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When we grow up, we absorb many deep and abiding truths from our parents. Their values and beliefs infuse us, dominate us for the rest of our lives. But sometimes something happens to change everything for us. We learn that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was born Charles Edward Hurst. I expect you recognize the name. I have no doubt I would have lived down to it given the impulses of my youth. But the Shang came, and I volunteered. My father made certain[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…