At least that’s what they said.  It changed the world, and I fear that it did for the worst.

What good is it to live forever in this world?  It can still be ended by a terrible accident.  The world has become a prison.  A prison full of unaging people in an aging planet.

I have seen it all.  I’ve been there since the beginning.  I have seen the thrills people get from receiving the treatments.  It always starts like that, but it ultimately ends in boredom.  You can become younger and then older again.  After a few lifetimes of aging up and down, just living becomes nothing new.  It’s just another day.  Another decade.  Another century.

I have seen it all because I was among the first to receive the treatment.  I was there when the “latest discovery” was discovered.   While it seems like forever ago, I can still remember it fresh in my mind.  I remember the first announcement on the news.  I remember being injected with the stem cells.  I remember my first day as a teenager – again. I remember, because I have kept a careful record of it since the beginning.  The scientific community called it “The Infinity Code”, and I can remember being one of the first in line to try it.

Don’t believe me?  I can understand if you don’t.  In this world today, it is hard to determine just how old a person is by looking at them.  For a child, they could’ve been a child twice, thrice, or even several times.  Or for all you know, it could very well be their first time.  The same thing applies to adults.  They may look like an adult, but they could be several hundred years old.  Heck. Maybe even thousands.

For the skeptics that live in the world today, I came from an era where everyone only lived with one life span.  These so-called “Fountain Serums” and “Fountain Treatments” didn’t exist when I was young.  The world today has grown up, amassing stem cells at birth and developing these serums to use whenever they please.  They have created the building blocks for an ageless society.  A society that has long forgotten the era that has once existed before.

So believe me or not, I have seen it from the beginning.  I was the first patient to receive the Fountain Treatment.  The first one to be inflicted with the curse of an oscillating lifespan and the first to witness the birth of it.  I was the first, considering that you were not even born when this happened.  If your friends can remember this, they remember how it was.  How this world was before this dreadful thing was discovered.

These dreadful “Fountain Treatments” had good intentions to begin with.  That’s the direction most good ideas take. However, these good intentions slowly took a turn for the worst.  These “Fountain Treatments” slowly became a tool of greed and power.  The treatments were misused.  The strong used them to eliminate the weak and powerless.  Those who could not afford the treatments were destined to have a normal lifespan.

Over a span of a few hundred years, the population of the Weak died off.  The ones who remained alive needed to have the treatment.  By federal law, you couldn’t die either.  With all these laws put into place regarding the Fountain Treatments, the corruption was complete.  The population of humanity was now controlled and regulated.  This was the “good” idea that they were so excited about in the era that I remembered.  A good idea that was twisted by money, greedy scientists and crooked bureaucrats.

Knowing that you still don’t believe me, I will tell you how it happened.  The discovery of the Youth Formula, my first treatment, the founding of “Fountain Laboratories”, everything.  Your history documents will not have any of this information, as it has been distorted and rewritten over time.  Believe me or not, I will give you the truth of what happened.  The truth as I see it.  The truth that the rest of the unaging population doesn’t want you to see.  After reading this account, you will undoubtedly be convinced, and will see the true color of this planet.

I have withheld mentioning your name for the sake of your safety.  I am not afraid for mine at all.  I am ready to go down with this world, if that is what it takes to save it.   Don’t accept any more of the Fountain Treatments.  Don’t believe their lies.  Be strong and courageous.  I know we can win.

Bruce Everroot

July 14, 10720 A.D.

END LOG

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©2012  K. L. Walker

And yes.  I said soon, so it won’t be another month.  I promise!

That would be far from the truth, because I did more than start on it.  I finished it!

So look for this story in the not so distant future.  I plan on releasing the story, but I haven’t decided how I want to divide it.

I have also been reading Tricia McDonald’s Quit Whining Start Writing.  I’ll have a book review on it when I’m finished reading it.

Until then, make yourself at home here!

Oh, and one last thing.  In case you haven’t figured it out, the entry on April Fool’s Day was a joke.  Just click and highlight the invisible text underneath the “ending”.

And according to that hidden message, this update was one week overdue!  Sorry!

Sure, I used to write a lot, but that I was then.  Looking at my past work, I’m nowhere near where I used to be.  I was clever, witty and was real effective in plot development.

I’ll say it now.  I’m done with writing.  This site will go on, but it will take a different direction than where I intended it to go.

As for my progress on Project Fountain, there really isn’t any at all.  I quit the project and discarded it.  It was a stupid story idea to begin with.

For tomorrow, it’s back to the grind.  I’ll let you know later what I decide to do to the website….

I have one other thing to say about that:

APRIL FOOLS!

Check back tomorrow for a real update on my story….

Before I get to the review,  I would like to be very honest with all of you.  Unfortunately, I am not a dog person.  My family’s history with dogs was ended in 1990.  It happened when Bo, our German Shepard got involved in a horrible incident with a neighbor kid.  Bo was provoked, which was the reason for his animosity.  Sadly, he was put to sleep shortly after.

Now, I may not be a dog person.  But I’m definitely a Sally person.  Why, you ask?

Sally is not your typical dog.  She is a silly miniature bull terrier with doggy OCD.  She has a fascination with lawn rakes and toads, enjoys eating June bugs and runs in circles whenever she is happy.  She’s definitely a dog that is full of surprises, and has won my heart over.

The book is laid out in a series of little white tales, which tells us a little more about Sally.  Whether Sally is getting a doggy massage, having ice cream, painting a picture or having fun with the garden hose, the mini-adventures are fun to read about, and kept the pages turning.

The tales are based off of the Life With Sally column, which is published monthly in Cats and Dogs magazine.  Published in 2009, it is a book that every dog owner must have.  While I don’t have a dog myself (I have one cat named Tigger), I still liked reading about the little white wonder.  As a pet owner, I can definitely relate to loving and caring for a pet.  Whether it’s feeding the pet or giving it attention, it is a labor of love.  A labor that’s well worth it.

As Tricia has expressed in her book, she has become a Sally person.  She is not alone.  After reading this book, I have become a Sally person myself, and I’m sure that you will be too when get the chance to read this.  Just click on the book above, buy it and let Sally capture your heart.  I give Life With Sally: Little White Dog Tails a 4 out of 5.

Just hang in there…..

Have a nice Friday!

Also, there will be more updates on Project Fountain on the way so make yourself comfortable here!

With that update done,  I now have plenty of π for everyone.  In honor of π Day, I encourage all of you to help yourself to the π.  Click below and enjoy!

Happy Pi Day!  I hope that was enough for everyone….

So why is today dedicated to Mario?  To answer that question, all you have to do is look at today’s date.  Today is March 10th.  In knowing that, MAR10 = Mario, hence the reason we have Mario Day.

Okey Dokey! As for this special day, what you do on it is up to you.  You can dress like Mario, talk like Mario, play Mario-related video games, watch the Super Mario Bros. movie (if you dare), play Mario Monopoly, or anything else Mario-related.  Whatever it is, just remember to observe the most famous character in video game history.

Thank you so much for reading my entry!  Bye bye!

Indeed this is just another update, but rest assured.  There will be more progress soon.

Until then, have a nice Friday!