The Long Walk...

...into the Cursed Earth, is something that all the judges must do. What does it consist of? In a nutshell, bringing the law to the lawless. And so here we find ourselves, or should I say, I find myself, awaiting the law's decision on my actions. I guess it's a little more complicated than that.

I take full responsibility for all of my actions, but I won't always agree with their punishment, especially what's in line for me in regards to this most recent transgression. When someone's trying to do the right thing and just make amends and restitution, there shouldn't be anything that stands in their way.

And so it goes that if they find it a suitable punishment to put me away, I think a geographic solution would be on the menu before they can get their hands on me. I spoke with my roommate the other day and we agreed that I'd head for the motherland should that happen. Aside from my immediate family, there isn't anything keeping me here like children or a career, and starting over wouldn't be the end of the world. In fact, it might be kind of fun. So who knows where we will find ourselves in a year?

In the end, the only person that mattered was you.