“There I was, surrounded by the entire German army! Their tanks and infantry finally cornered me, and I had nowhere to…”

“Wow, Grandpa! Were you scared?”

“Terrified! You can’t even imagine the fear.”

“But Grandpa, how did you escape?”

Grandpa grinned as he replied, “I didn’t.” Then, he faded away.

Guy Church is a software developer centered near St. Louis, Mo.  He’s spent 6 years in the Air Force doing the same, and has since moved on to the private sector. He has a wife and 2 children, and he spends entirely too much time devouring the content of computer games.