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Millennials would rather be fired over defending something they believe as fair than to compromise on something they feel is not fair. It is the most peculiar thing, and I feel strangely guilty yet proud of them for it. They are stronger than the exhausted executives give them credit for. When they win, they will prove that fairness is the prescription to cure their governing disorder.

Not all executives are sinful, evil parasites that plague our publicly traded companies, squandering precious resources upon consumption of millions of minuscule fractions of rewards called stock options and performance shares of stock. It was not a lot at first, before 1999 it was very rare for a company to repurchase stock. But after 2010, it became an annual contest to see what company would announce the largest plans to spend the shareholders' cash on what was to become the largest compensation grab of all times, creating a despondent stock market during the time of the most unprecedented profit growth. Could have, would have - should have. It is all water under a bridge, right? But what can be done about it now?

Entrepreneurs defined America by finding latent capacity and capitalizing upon it. Plastics, invented in America, compromised the world's ability to survive. Plastics caused every living thing in the world to absorb and to pump micro particles through itself, plants, animals, everything accumulated plastics at the molecular level. Not even my trailer park was immune from plastics. Americans became the wealthiest beings on the planet and the most hated. When they went bankrupt, the civil unrest within America briefly caused anarchy until China invaded America and collected on its debts. The least, the last and the lost battle the Chinese.

Ten weeks ago, Homicide Detective Sailor Doyle worked his first solo case, a gruesome double murder in a remote farmhouse in Virginia. And things turned very nasty for him ...Now Sailor is recuperating with his family at a beach house in Belmar, on the New Jersey shore. He's struggling with prescription drug withdrawal while trying to build up his shattered shoulder and leg, and he's also trying to rebuild his shattered relationship with his wife. Jenny, while pleased he's alive, is less enamoured with the idea of reconciliation. Seeking refuge in a century-old beachfront resort hotel, Sailor meets an elderly man, Mark "Moses" Stillman, a former minor league baseball player whose wife and daughter drowned in the ocean off Belmar years earlier. Sailor's having nightmares about his previous case, and when he starts seeing things again, he realises that once again he's being guided to the truth ... even if it's not what he wants to hear. And it's not long before he finds himself investigating those deaths.

Are you ready to break free from urban consumerism and build a life of independence and sustainability? Homestead Economics by Rob Scott is your ultimate guide to making homesteading financially viable, covering everything from land acquisition and infrastructure to food production, income streams, and risk management. Learn how to generate wealth through high-yield crops, livestock strategies, and barter-based economies while cutting costs and securing your future. This book dives deep into off-grid energy solutions, advanced food preservation techniques, and practical financial planning to help you thrive in Deep East Texas or any rural setting. Whether you're a seasoned homesteader or just starting out, Scott provides expert insights into building a resilient, profitable, and fulfilling lifestyle. With strategies tailored for both young families and retirees, this book makes self-sufficiency achievable at any stage of life. If you dream of financial freedom, food security, and a deeper connection to the land, Homestead Economics is the roadmap you've been looking for.

Farmstay is speculative fiction story about John and Karen Johnson who, approaching retirement age are put out to pasture from the corporate world, so they try their hand at a farmstay resort in Segno, Texas within Deep East Texas. Chicken eggs, rabbit, goat chops and cheese are distributed and sold through local convenience stores. Guests book stays to participate in life on a working farm. To please Karen, John commissions the construction of a town square. He leverages his success and ventures out into the grocery industry and establishes many townships throughout Deep East Texas. What do you want to do when you retire? In 2024 over 35% of American workers are 50 years of age or older. 60 million workers are being forced out of their jobs. What are they supposed to do now? Do they have value or are they simply liabilities?

The impact of Artificial Intelligence depends on how it is developed, deployed, and if ever regulated. Finding a balance between reaping the benefits and addressing potential challenges is crucial for responsible AI development and use. But what if it goes all wrong and we fail to learn, shall we all end up the way of the Amish? Speculative Fiction about AI, Google dropping its "Don't be Evil" motto and the FBI attempting to instill law and order over bias and cybercrimes.

Dream a little dream with Fred Baldwin. He's not retired yet but he sure does dream about it often. On a short trip at the end of summer just before Labor Day, Fred got an idea and couldn't let it go. He got lost in drinking Rum, eating Blue Crabs, partaking in some cigars. Everywhere Fred looked he saw opportunity so much so that he decided to take ownership of his piece of Galveston Island, Texas.

Psychopaths are more common than you think. They perpetrate the worst acts against certain people. Warren is a certain person that decides that enough is enough. When the psychopaths attempt to defend themselves, is the legal system going to protect and defend him?

America passed the 2018 Farm Bill removing hemp from prohibition and allowed for the registered and controlled cultivation of it. The Bill, defining that States inspect and measure hemp production, was designed for large-scale farming, it was never intended for what George Danback created with his "$50,000 in your backyard" billboards spawning micro-farming among backyard hemp gardeners everywhere.

Nathan Flannery, is a crusty old man living in Wilson, Kansas on a nine thousand acre lake with a few hundred of his closest friends. He solved the logistics industry's cost problem, a couple trillion dollar solution. This is the story of how he parlayed those gains into the making all the places old people aspire to call home. Hedge Funds are examined, dissected and faulted for not doing much to solve problems necessary to create gains.

George mows pastures for a living in Livingston, Texas. He battles rain and a deranged ex-wife to be able to see his children as they grow up. In conversations with his son, Colton, George passes down secrets of anti-gravity and Freemasonry as it pertains to a strange but real place near Miami called the Coral Castle. Intertwining stories culminate with the mysterious destruction of condos in Miami in 2021. Speculative Fiction loosely based on people, places and events described within.

My name is Bud Stiles. I am an autistic adult. I am married, have children and live in the fourth largest city in America - Houston. My life is one big rabbit hole. Follow me down and experience what it is like to be Autistic.