I wouldn't be a Carlos' story without a little politics and some Trump bashing! Honestly, I hope come November I can start picking on Biden. But I doubt he'll do anything as stupidly outrageous as the orange clown.
Thank you, Mac. Most anyone who's read my stories has to know I like to mix in reality with fiction. Not everything may be 100% accurate, but I like to take an issue and spin a fictional web around it. This is one more instance.
With police brutality being exposed and condemned these days, I've been wondering if part of the problem is militaristic training at police academies. Or the large number of service people who end up in law enforcement. (Hell, I've written about that.) While in a combat zone a quick triggrer might save lives, the same reaction on the streets of our country can lead to trouble.
We have to remember these people are trained to kill and showing emotions could be considered a weakness. Some of that I'm certain bleeds into their post-service lives.
I like seeing such a hard ass Marine acknowledge he's having emotional issues dealing with his past all over again. Cesar has complained he's another little boy, but I think that's one of the things he likes about Brett.
You're so right. Even before I had tattoos all over my arms, people would look doubtful when I mentioned I was a CPA.
I created Miles while writing Singer and liked him so much this is the third story he appears in. While the dads and CJ have a solid group of long-time friends, I can't see outgoing people like them not adding new people to their circle. Miles will definitely return.
Clippers, eh?
I think it's interesting both L.A. NBA teams have names reflecting their previous locations. The Lakers are named after Minnesota, Land of 10,100 Lakes, and the Clippers reflect San Diego's sailing history.
The main reason I chose the Lakers was Kobe, I wanted to fit in my little homage. The Dodgers I picked because Dodger Stadium was a lot cooler than Anaheim's. During a trip to LA years ago, I went to both and to Jack Murphy in San Diego to watch the Padres.
We gotta clean up that potty mouth of hers?
I didn't write for a bit when the isolation thing started, had a burst of creativity, and backslid the past two weeks for entirely different reasons. I'm scaling back the ambitious writing schedule I started the year with. Need to finish 3 I've started before work begins in the next official CJ story. Not sure I can start publishing 1/1/21 as I wanted to.
Without looking at my spreadsheet and doing the calculation, I'd say about 20 years. Since Cesar's seen the place from the outside before, we know Brett drove him past it at some point. I think having become a father, his emotions about his own parents are more likely to manifest themselves.
I don't think I ever watched an entire episode of that series, but I seem to recall Kushner wasn't the brightest bulb. Yes, his personality does recall Harley's but our guy's much smarter.
In the opening chapter, I included a reference to Harley being at the previous day's gathering and bringing his girlfriend and joints. In the margin notes, I left Mann a message telling him not to suggest cutting it out even though it didn't add much to the chapter's focus. I was missing him too. There are about 7 or 8 stories to be written before I tackle his spinoff. I do have a good outline for it already.