Another great consequence of the Great War of the early Twentieth Century was the fall of the Russian Empire. Like most monarchies, the Czars of Russia had stumbled along with varying degrees of lustrous and lackluster performance for centuries. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for April, 2014
After the first exchange of weapons fire in Betelgeuse, our scout came back around and approached slowly. The scout gave the local birds time to study her as the First Contact Package began to flood space with electronic emissions. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Following the anti-drug cartel action at the Taurian Arms manufacturing plant, Dixie secured new allies in her mission to protect the Texas Tech campuses scattered throughout western and central Texas. The Odessa-Midland Petroplex had been a major center of power[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I grew up, there weren’t many cybers around. We were a vacation community, a place to get away from all the hectic worlds. Part of the charm was really limited computer networks. I met my first cyber on a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ottomans demanded and received a total Greek withdrawal to the pre-War border, and secured Allied acceptance of their new Republic of Turkey. The Ottoman Empire was dead, the last Sultan left Constantinople with the British, and the new Turks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I know the guy who flew that scout into Betelgeuse by the way. He wore a cowboy hat during The War. Still does in fact. He learned to like it too. He’s Ageless like me. Took the Peloran Treatments back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dixie got her nickname when she responded to a major drug cartel land grab in the Odessa area. They had besieged Taurian Arms, a major arms manufacturer even back then, but the majority of the Texas Guard was down on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Ottoman “rebels” drove the Greek invaders all the way back to the shores of the border between Asia and Europe where Constantinople resided. The British defended the city for the official Ottoman government but declined to fight in support[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our scout ship to Betelgeuse had few weapons, and the local weaponry hopelessly outclassed those she did have. They fired first of course, and they got a few good licks in on our scout ship. Then she used her Peloran[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dixie’s Texas Tech-built drones mostly consisted of civilian vehicles upgunned to deal with the drug cartels. A very few were actual combat designs, though the M1A5 Abrams seen in the show and movies were never part of Dixie’s arsenal. In[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…