Russ Swain
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And I didn't realize it at the time, but I was slowly getting addicted to my own body chemistry of adrenaline, that rush. I needed that fix, and I couldn't wait to get back to it. Biblically, there's a passage that said two things that God hates. One is a lying tongue. Another is feet that are quick to run to mischief. And I didn't realize, but I'm getting some foot trouble.
And I didn't realize it at the time, but I was slowly getting addicted to my own body chemistry of adrenaline, that rush. I needed that fix, and I couldn't wait to get back to it. Biblically, there's a passage that said two things that God hates. One is a lying tongue. Another is feet that are quick to run to mischief. And I didn't realize, but I'm getting some foot trouble.
And I'm living exactly what God doesn't want you to live.
And I'm living exactly what God doesn't want you to live.
And I'm living exactly what God doesn't want you to live.
And I did not have a numbering machine.
And I did not have a numbering machine.
And I did not have a numbering machine.
Yeah, I had no use for one. So what I had to do was I had to create serial numbers. I would blow a sample up on my graphic camera to 400% and I would precisely draw them crisply these serial numbers, but I was printing them six up to a page because I wanted to control the quality. All I needed to solve this problem was 10 grand and I was already printing a couple of hundred thousand dollars worth.
Yeah, I had no use for one. So what I had to do was I had to create serial numbers. I would blow a sample up on my graphic camera to 400% and I would precisely draw them crisply these serial numbers, but I was printing them six up to a page because I wanted to control the quality. All I needed to solve this problem was 10 grand and I was already printing a couple of hundred thousand dollars worth.
Yeah, I had no use for one. So what I had to do was I had to create serial numbers. I would blow a sample up on my graphic camera to 400% and I would precisely draw them crisply these serial numbers, but I was printing them six up to a page because I wanted to control the quality. All I needed to solve this problem was 10 grand and I was already printing a couple of hundred thousand dollars worth.
So what I did was I just made sure that I had six different serial numbers and that meant I could never print or I could never pass more than six bills in any one place. And so that seemed fair enough.
So what I did was I just made sure that I had six different serial numbers and that meant I could never print or I could never pass more than six bills in any one place. And so that seemed fair enough.
So what I did was I just made sure that I had six different serial numbers and that meant I could never print or I could never pass more than six bills in any one place. And so that seemed fair enough.
That wasn't moving fast enough. And I could see that my time deadline, I had 30 days to do this. My lovely wife and the kids got home from their little outing up in the mountains. And she says, how's business? Fine. Everything's fine. I lied. And I said, in fact, things are so good. I says, you know what I want to do? I want to get away my own self. Maybe take the weekend.
That wasn't moving fast enough. And I could see that my time deadline, I had 30 days to do this. My lovely wife and the kids got home from their little outing up in the mountains. And she says, how's business? Fine. Everything's fine. I lied. And I said, in fact, things are so good. I says, you know what I want to do? I want to get away my own self. Maybe take the weekend.
That wasn't moving fast enough. And I could see that my time deadline, I had 30 days to do this. My lovely wife and the kids got home from their little outing up in the mountains. And she says, how's business? Fine. Everything's fine. I lied. And I said, in fact, things are so good. I says, you know what I want to do? I want to get away my own self. Maybe take the weekend.
Go, let's run up to Sun Valley, Idaho. Because I thought, okay, in Sun Valley, Idaho, come on, it's Idaho. A bunch of farming communities and people like that. If something quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, it's probably a duck. So I thought Idaho would be a safe bet because I don't want to spend a lot of this in Utah.
Go, let's run up to Sun Valley, Idaho. Because I thought, okay, in Sun Valley, Idaho, come on, it's Idaho. A bunch of farming communities and people like that. If something quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, it's probably a duck. So I thought Idaho would be a safe bet because I don't want to spend a lot of this in Utah.
Go, let's run up to Sun Valley, Idaho. Because I thought, okay, in Sun Valley, Idaho, come on, it's Idaho. A bunch of farming communities and people like that. If something quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, it's probably a duck. So I thought Idaho would be a safe bet because I don't want to spend a lot of this in Utah.