I don't believe there's anything particularly unsatisfying about my life, so I've never given this sort of question much thought. I have a pretty good life, after all. It's not an easy one by any stretch of the imagination, but nothing worthwhile ever is. I have the satisfaction of knowing that what I do is for the good of the people of Canada and ( Read more... )

"What is so important to you that without it, life would not be worth living? Why ( Read more... )

"If you could do one totally irresponsible or even bad thing with absolutely no consequences, what would it be and why?"

To answer this question at all goes against the grain of pretty well everything I've ever done. I've spent my life working to avoid irresponsible behaviour, and when I have behaved badly, I've taken my consequences like a man ( Read more... )

Hm. That's a good question. Not one that I've given much thought to, but it's still an interesting concept ( Read more... )

First, King Arthur arrived, asking for advice. Yes, that King Arthur. Quite a few people offered their suggestions, Preston among them.

( Cut because the Sergeant went into considerable detail. Read Arthur's post first to see what Preston was working from. )

No. Not since I was a very young boy, anyway. I think every growing lad goes through a period where he thinks someone else's misfortune is his fault. Part of growing up is learning that wishing won't make things come true unless you act on those wishes.

I've done very few things that I've ever had cause to regret. Mere wishes aren't even on the

That's a tough one. There's too many different meanings that I could cite right now. One of the problems with the English language, I think, is that we make one word carry the kind of burden other languages spread out across six or seven. I seem to remember a professor at Rearden College saying that the Greeks had at least four different words for ( Read more... )

I've got a pretty good life by anyone's standards, when you think about it. I've got a job I love doing something very important. I've got a home and a true friend and partner. I've got the respect of the people I serve, and even the people who don't respect me at least know my reputation. I had the finest wife in the world for thirteen years, ( Read more... )

How did you get there? Why did you go? Did you return or even want to come back to where you came from?

(Note: this is the theatrical_muse version of Preston, not the sages_of_chaos version. This one is rather older and has been through quite a bit more ( Read more... )

I'm having a little difficulty with this question. Talking about what my opposite would be like... well, do you by any chance remember the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector? The two men were at a temple one day, praying. The Pharisee told God of his good deeds and habits, and then thanked God that he wasn't like the other man, who was a ( Read more... )