Drew

by on March 18, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Drew Keawe was a real life first princess of the Star Kingdom of Hawaii. Not that we know she was a princess, you understand. She was just a famous hula dancer, so in probably one of our more uninspired ideas of all time, we nicknamed her Hula. Yeah. We were real smart back then. She accepted the name with good grace. And that really summed her up. Grace. She was graceful in everything, and I would swear that she somehow bottled joy and carried it around with her. She was impossible not to love, and she knew it. And she used that charm to spread joy wherever she could. And yes, she was real good at the hula dance. She was truly amazing, and she made everything better when she was around. And she made people want to be better. That is a true gift right there.

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Jesse

by on March 17, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Jesse James has remained retired in the decades since War’s End, but he continues to consult on cases when needed. Sometimes he even assembles full teams to go and search out mysteries or conspiracies that have reached his ears. Sometimes I’ve been the fool who asked for his help on a particularly interesting case. He always grumps about it, but I can tell he’s happy to get off the farm for a while. And he’s always happier to return home when he’s done. That man will never forget where he came from, and where he wants to be as long as he lives. I envy him that certainty. He’s a good man, an awesome friend, and a downright amazing Cowboy. And I owe him my life more times than I can count, even with my boots off.

For more information on Jesse, go to http://jackofharts.substack.com

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Jesse

by on March 16, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Jesse James retired after War’s End. He took two decades of wages and winnings and anything else he could scavenge and went back to Kansas to rebuild his farm. Many of his people retired with him. They’d all seen a lot of things they wanted to forget, and he built an extra-large farmhouse for them. Basically a Cowboy Country of his own, where his people are always welcome. The rest of us can come too, but I always feel like a visitor there. Dawn on the other hand, that girl spends more time on the farm than she does back home on Camelot. Or maybe it’s more accurate to say that her home is Kansas now. Jesse’s never complained about it, let me tell you. A more unlikely pairing I have rarely seen, but they still work well together.

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Jesse

by on March 15, 2022 at 12:01 am
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Jesse James and his minions became our primary team for dealing with shady operations during the Hyades Campaign. If we thought someone was dirty, we called him to let out some rope and see who grabbed it. His team became the best little firecrackers we had when it came to searching out conspiracies and connecting with the various gangs and mafias and whatnots that often ran the streets. It was those extracurricular activities that they became known for. And if I’m being honest, Jesse and his minions really were the trendsetters when it came to the whole bad boy reputation my Cowboys got credited with. Not that I ever tried to pull him back, you understand. I joined in the festivities myself whenever I could. We all did. It was great fun, and it was effective. Jesse was amazing at mixing the two as often as possible.

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Cancer

by on March 14, 2022 at 12:01 am
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My mom has been doing the cancer thing for a while now. She did breast cancer a couple decades ago. Skin cancer five years ago. Blood and bone cancer last year. And this year she has skin camcer again, though it is on the inside.

The Mayo Clinic gave her a couple new drugs that kick cancers behind good and fast and brought mom back to normal. Able to walk and use the computer again. And cook. Everything. But one of the possible side effects is reducing neart function. Guess which sode effect she got.

So they took her off that a month ago to let her heart rest, and then put her on another drug. Side effects? Among others, long term bad headaches and confusion of the mind. So now mom’s pain levels are going up, plus she has bad headaches, and she cant concentrate.

So today we have an all day run at the Clinic for tests and consultation. Time to talk to the doctor and get another plan in action. Because this one doesn’t work.

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