Star Trek: Terra Alpha

Ethan chuckled, "How is it that I am surrounded by women who are genius level in finance? Do you actually know how much mom left me when she died? We were never hurting for money, and now I have to think we should start considering starting to put some of it away as a trust for the kids. Are we stop...

Ethan nodded at that, "That much is certain. We have come a long way, you and I. In truth, so has this whole planet. Riley City was barely a settlement before we moved in, and now it's a premiere ski resort for all the Capital City idiots. Narlins are settling in Cascadia and that region's populatio...

"Ummm..." Ethan said with a grin. "Not a huge fan of the ocean or the beach. I prefer snow over sun, and pines over palms."

"We do have the Militia. We can keep them as such. But, we aren't completely self-sufficient. I don't think any community truly is if you want to live in a modern society. Besides, that's not an efficient use of our resources." He sighed and looked at her, "Our families yes. Maybe even you, but not ...

Ethan frowned, "Like the Scots? They've been angry about losing their king since 1715. Let's be honest the British government was heavy handed with them early on, but we don't have those sorts of generational grievances. I sure as hell don't want to be king, or president, or whatever is in vogue rig...

Ethan pinched the bridge of his nose, and sighed. "I suppose we can get our new hands to help around town. Lake City isn't going to be able to bail out the whole region, and let's face it. There's just not enough of us here for Capital City to divert a lot of resources to."

"Don't worry about the cattle. I already spoke to dad. He'll get them moved to processing when they are ready. It will come off the total price, but the beef market is way up anyway. We should consider culling the herd anyway. It's going to be rough winter with all these animals to feed and no feed ...

"It would be a bit of an eyesore, but I don't think I want to keep a larger staff on a more permanent basis. Do you?" He asked Trinity. "As far as towing goes, we can use the Charger. Being a Corps commander has it's benefits. Besides we aren't transporting any troops anywhere. The 9th Division was ...

Ethan sat at the kitchen table with David across from with a pot off coffee sitting in between them and PADDs strewn about the table. Ethan refilled his cup and sighed, "With everyone off fighting Dominus no one was growing corn so grain has doubled on us." "We were able to get a fourth cutting of h...

"I'm going to think optimistically this time," Ethan said as he sat next to Trinity playfully bumping his shoulder with hers. "I'm going to stand-down the militias in Third Corps. They didn't sign up to be regular Marines. They just wanted to defend their homes, and defend they did. This would be Do...