This truly is the most wonderful time of the year. I’ve felt that way since my childhood. I often joke I grew up in a Norman Rockwell painting, but I’m only half kidding. Did our family have it’s quirks? Sure. But did I ever, even for a second, question whether I was loved and safe? […]

Ephraim Cutler sure doesn’t seem like the type of person to commit a cold-blooded murder. He’s a soft-spoken young man with an eye for Isabel, the local mercantile owner’s daughter, and a soft spot for folks in need. But all that doesn’t change the fact that he shot a man, an old friend in fact, […]

In the, “Peak Performance” episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation, Captain Jean-Luc Picard is talking to his android officer, Commander Data. Data is puzzled because he lost a battle despite making no errors as a leader. Picard, played perfectly by Patrick Stewart, tells Data, “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. […]