Eating solid food less than 24 hours after surgery to remove my apendix was not actually a good idea. I did not realize it at the time, but my digestive system could not handle it. Five hours later when I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for March, 2016
My oddessey of the apendix continued on Tuesday with a general improvement. I drank juice, ate jello, and even had some beef bouillion and it tasted amazing. I asked to get out of bed, walked around a lot, talked to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am taking this week off from my normal posting style. My apendix burst at 6AM on Monday. I called 911 at 7:30 and was at the hospital by 8. At 10 their tests told me what was wrong and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Easter is an old holiday. Long ago it was in celebration of a fertility goddess of the same name. The rise of Christianity brought with it the adaptation of many existing holidays to new meanings. Easter became a celebration of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our friends in Marauders earned a fearsome reputation for neutralizing Chinese defenses in the Hyades. Their craft truly were designed for striking larger opponents, but the Chinese adapted. We were forced to adapt as well, and we tested many new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yosemite Station hit the Apache real hard when it came down. They lost a lot of people when their capital got pulverized. But there’s something about the Apache that the Shang didn’t reckon. The Spanish spent centuries learning it. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The mid 2000s were a chaotic time for the information networks that linked the world. The Second Great Depression brought down many tech companies that supported them. The Islamic States used the networks to spread their vision and their attacks.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Once the Chinese began to understand our raiding pattern, they attempted to use small warship pickets to break up our light raiding groups. Our Avengers dealt with them at first, but they reinforced their pickets with orbital forts and enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I never visited the Apache Nations before The War so all I really know of their Pre-War culture is what I’ve read about in the histories. They lived in cities, went to work during the week, and enjoyed time with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Comedy masqueraded as news. News turned to comedy to keep people watching. Entire networks slanted their entertainment and news based on political views. Reality shows and shopping channels dominated the networks. Political campaigns became more divisive and crass, and networks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…