Some old guy once said that the meaning of life is that it ends.

I have three desks. One empty for paperwork, one for the internet and email, and one for the writing computer.

The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive.

I felt alienated by the experience and decided to stay away from corporate employment.

She's a reflection of my fascination with the diversity of America she's totally normal in New York, but a freak in Texas. There are dozens of such clashes in America.

Plan A is to hitch a ride out of here. But if they want a war, then plan B is to win it.

Anecdotally his fitness reports rated him well above average in the classroom, excellent in the field, fluently bilingual in English and French, passable in Spanish, outstanding on all man-portable weaponry, and beyond outstanding at hand-to-hand combat. Susan knew what that last rating meant. Like having a running chainsaw thrown at you