StarFleet Carl: Blog

It's a world of laughter, A world of tears, It's a world of hopes, And a world of fears, There's so much that we share, That it's time we're aware, It's a small world after all

It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, It's a small world after all, It's a small, small world

If that's stuck in your head now ... when I was young, we were on the ride and it broke down for about 20 minutes. With us in the back. That'll scar you for life. Worse torture than waterboarding.

Back to regular Saturday morning posts. Do you know why they call it golf? Because Fuck! and Shit! were already taken. (That's my blog hint about the type of fore-play in this chapter.)

At the same time that no one noticed my hidden contest regarding the Duke Brothers, he figured out who NJR is. Don't bother bugging him, I've already asked him not to share. (It's pretty obvious by Chapter 55, anyway - even my editor figured it out then.)

I'm getting a close to finishing up Book Two, so it'll be up on Bookapy once I finish getting the final edited AND proofread chapters back. We're about done with the chapters that I used Dragon on, so now Chuck is back to Chuck, instead of Check.

Enjoy.

Chapter 42 has been downloaded (as of this writing) 9,934 times since it was posted last Saturday morning. During that time, I was running an unannounced contest that was going to get you all a bonus chapter. All someone had to do was send me an email or post a comment about the homage that I had specifically put in here, and boom, you'd ALL get a reward.

I'll grant you that two comments were made that I sometimes go obscure with references. But that's for the MAIN mystery - who's the money man? Not the little mystery. (Y'all are going to facepalm when you realize this one.)

Staring in Chapter 27, of Book One, I've been making references. 'Hess reached into his jacket and pulled a dollar bill out, handing it to Hunt.', 'Hess pulled out another dollar, handing it to Hunt.', 'I pulled out my wallet and gave him a dollar.' That's continued in other chapters since then. In Chapter 40, 'Oh, we just all put a dollar in, is all', 'Leon pulled out a dollar, paying her.', and 'Leon gave Bud a dollar for the victory'.

Is that enough set-up?

Randy and Martin Knight ... two bums on the street that didn't used to be bums ... and dollar bets.

If I really have to say Randolph and Mortimer Duke at this point, you should be shaking your heads in shame. The first movie even FITS the time frame, since it came out in 1983. ('Trading Places', starring Dan Ackroyd and Eddie Murray, and then their cameo in 'Coming to America', from 1988.)

Dark Apostle and I apparently both watch The Boys. If you can, so should you. That is all. :)

Ladies and gentlemen: the story you are about to read is true. Only the names have not been changed to protect the innocent. LOL. Well, the title of the novel is, 'A True History', after all.

This is the polite way of saying Chapter 42 is in the queue. I hope you all enjoy.

In the meantime, I'm now learning what a pur autre vie life estate and an easement appurtenant are. (Or, as I've been told, learn this stuff, memorize it so you can pass the test, and then ignore it, because you'll never need it again.)