Generation 1 -- Aristotle Legalos

Hi. Ummm, I'm not sure this is the best way to introduce myself, but this is how I started out. I arrived in Legacy Land with little more than the clothes on my back. The brochure had promised a fully developed neighborhood. The 'Estate' I paid my deposit for was a field with a one room shack with a bed, a toilet and a sink - not even a shower! Fortunately, the truck stop across the street had a shower, and I visited there as often as I could.

This is the love of my life, Brandi. We met at the truck stop. I was coming out of the shower - and she was coming in - and although it was a bit of an awkward start - we managed to become friends anyway. I remember Brandi saying "Heck, we've already seen each other naked - how much worse could it get?" I invited her over to my house to play chess - it was the only entertainment I had, and Brandi beat me every time.

I had to fall in love with her

I woo'd her with every power I had. I worshiped the ground that she walked on and told her I couldn't rest until she was mine.

Fortunately, she consented.

Generation 1 Becomes 2

Brandi and I married in a quiet ceremony in the front yard. It was so quiet we were the only ones there, sadly there isn't even a picture. This is one of the few pictures of our early married life that a friend snapped while visiting. Brandi used to bring home EZ Burgers from work and they always produced the most satisfying belch. Brandi was disgusted by my " manliness" and actually, right after this picture she ran to the bathroom and vomited (how was I supposed to know she was pregnant?) From this point on, our life may have become easier, but in my opinion, it was never better.

This is my son Capernicus. The apple of my eye (and his mother's). Brandi and I were both so young, and looking back, we probably weren't ready to become parents, but Capernicus was a good teacher and we loved him boundlessly.

When Capernicus was born, I chose his name because I loved the sound of it, but later, I read in a book that the philosopher Aristotle came up with the theory that the earth holds up the sky (something like that) and it was later the philosopher Capernicus said that the Earth rotates around the sun. Somehow that seemed incredibly significant to me - somehow symbolizing that this little boy would carry on my legacy and that it would encompass the universe. Sometimes I think too much, and other times not enough. But it was my son, Capernicus, who was the best thing that ever happened to me.

I wanted to teach Capernicus everything I knew. He was a very quick learner, and asside from an affinity for playing in the toilet, he was the best boy ever. Capernicus was my only son, but he wasn't my only child. Brandi and I had three girls after Capernicus, my daughter Sun, and twin girls named Gemini and Theodora. Gemini means "twin" and Theodora means 'gift'. Sadly, most of the pictures we had of them were lost in a fire and so I only have a few that I've received from friends to show you.

This is Capernicus as a teenager. Brandi always loved that he was the spitting image of me.

This is Capernicus' wedding - he married a lovely girl named Cassidy - Capernicus hired her to bar tend one of his wild teen parties that he threw when Brandi and I were out for the evening. He threw the party to impress another girl, but ended up with Cassidy instead. This picture is special to me because it was one of the last times we were all together. Capernicus and Cassidy were getting married, and in the front row was our pizza guy (and regular visitor) Remington, then my daughter, Sun, and my wife Brandi (now with gray hair). In the back row is me (also gray) and one of my twins and a friend of mine from work, the other twin is standing behind us - I can't tell who is who from this picture since they are very nearly identical. After the wedding, Sun moved out of the house with Gemini and Theodora, and we never heard from them again (well, almost). We hired private investigators and searched high and low, but I never saw them again - one of the great heartbreaks of my life I suppose.

Here is one of the only pictures I have of my twin girls, Gemini and Theodora. They were always so competitive.