Hello, my name is Jack. I grew up in a world where cybers were real. I never doubted their intelligence, but I did doubt their emotions. Deep down, I guess I thought the cybers projected them so we would feel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for December, 2011
In many ways, I feel lucky. I did not spend my formative years in prison, as many children have, convicted of a crime and sent away to rot, only to be exonerated years later. That happened to a friend of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In America, our colonies, the entire Western Alliance, we know that the military will never arrest us unless we actually do something to them. The military is not a good law enforcement organization. The military is trained to kill people. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have the self-image of a twenty to thirty something short blonde. The plus side of that is that I look really good in a sundress. The minus side is, I get some real losers hitting on me at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To those of you who say it won’t happen to you, it will. Trust me. I have been there. Whether it’s an earthquake or a shipwreck, being without power and heat, not being able to buy food at the supermarket,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We take for granted the fact that we can travel anywhere. If we do something wrong, we’re arrested and we can talk to a lawyer and communicate with our family. We get a jury of our peers to decide our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My first trip to Alpha Centauri was an interesting experience. I have memories of it from the family members who’ve been there before, but it was the first time I actually saw the place. We spent a few weeks there,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. I was one of the first ten Cowboys. A lot more came after. We’re all American. We all flew with the Peloran. Others flew with them too. British, Scottish, French, Polish…in the end, every nation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some people use skulls and bones as their symbols. Many in my family did, as did I when I attended Yale. I was going to do great things in secret for that society. Then the Shang came. I found a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of us hide what we want or think, whether it’s cause we think people don’t care or we don’t want to open ourselves up for ridicule by those who disagree. Some of us proudly proclaim our beliefs, our wants,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…