We had everything we wanted back then. Me, Julie, and Alex. We were life rich and money poor. We could sing what we wanted, play what we wanted, and go where we wanted. Our guitars were a little beat up, our trucks were a lot old, and we usually couldn’t afford more than one motel room. Assuming we weren’t just sleeping in the truck. But we were masters of our own destinies. We were living the dream. Part of me wishes we’d never woken up.
The Second Cold War turned Earth into dueling camps of humanity fighting for control of the world’s networks. It was the Second Great Depression and the Islamic Jihad that nearly destroyed us though. Our vast networks collapsed or burned and our technology-reliant civilizations fell into anarchy. Tens of millions died in America and Europe alone, more in the final wars in Africa. We never did get casualty figures from Russia and China. I don’t think they kept them.
I have received a new Shapeways-printed model of the Los Angeles-class heavy cruiser. The ultra-detail frosted is my new favorite model of the ship and I am very happy with it. It is more expensive than the solid plastic, but the detail is crisp, clear, and amazing. This is the piece I want to paint to show people just how good the miniature can print. And it is now up for sale in both standard solid plastic and the new detailed plastic.
With the Korean War quickly spiraling into a new global hotspot, President Truman wanted to negotiate peace with China and end the confrontation. Supreme Commander MacArthur wanted to defeat China through any means necessary, including the use of nuclear weapons if need be. Truman would not authorize their use though and began looking for ways to remove the aggressive general from his position. A new political war had begun to complement the new Cold War.
We played all over Minnesota, Ontario, and Manitoba for years. We played in everything from ice castles to sandy beaches and I learned to love the sound of a crackling bonfire. It made my day to sing and play with the sand between my toes. And if you’re crazy enough to live in northern Minnesota or central Canada, you are crazy enough to party outside in the middle of January just to show you are stronger than those southern sissies who think 0 degrees is cold. That’s t-shirts and shorts weather where I come from.
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