The Biography of The Sturgeon General
	The Sturgeon General A.K.A Wayne Wheeler was born in Columbus, Mississippi on February 3rd, 1974.  Wayne enjoyed the first three years of his life even though he was tormented by his older brother Al.  Al and a boy from the neighborhood named David O'Dell would chase young Wayne around the front yard with locust shells.  A few years later the young brothers came to an accord agreeing that although it was enjoyable to chase someone around the yard with a locust it was not in the spirit of brotherhood.  However, an accord was never reached with the notorious David O'Dell and rumor has it that Wayne has been searching for him in secret for the past ten years hoping for revenge.     Shortly after his third birthday, Wayne decided it was time for a change.  He pulled out a map and was intrigued by a place called Alaska.  Concerned that he was becoming mentally soft (what with the brotherhood accord and all), he decided that the unforgiving climate of Alaska was what he needed to continue his development.  Determined to get to this far-off wonderland, Wayne evaluated his current resources.  Having the job skills of an average three-year old of the day, Wayne's wages did not allow him to save much.  At the time, his net worth consisted of a "Big-Wheel" several toys, a partnership interest in some "Matchbox Cars", and an assortment of locust husks.  Undaunted, the young general began looking for extra work, but the economy during the Mid-70s was difficult for a three-year old.  Fate conveniently intervened as Wayne's Father, who was in the Air Force at the time, was transferred to Alaska.    The trip to Alaska was difficult.  It was made in a pick-up truck over the course of 11 days.  The Alaskan-Canadian Highway was still largely unpaved.  Living in the close quarters of the bed of a pick-up truck with a camper shell over it, the brotherhood accord was tested several times.  During a visit with his grandparents in Oklahoma, Wayne received a grievous injury.  While playing a version of the game milkman, a milk-crate full of rocks fell on the young general's toe.  After a day or two of unconsciousness, Wayne awoke to find that his big toenail had fallen off.  After being assured that the toenail would grow back, Wayne shrewdly asked if there was a "Toenail Fairy."  He discovered to his delight that there was such a person, but only in Oklahoma.  Wayne was given fifty-cents for his toenail and wisely invested this money in candy.  He used this candy during trying times to maintain the brotherhood accord for the rest of the trip.  Arriving in Alaska to a late-spring snow storm, Wayne penned in his journal "Hard lands, breed hard men."  Because it did not rhyme, Wayne was unable to attribute this quote to either of his two favorite authors, Shell Silverstein or Dr. Seuss, so he erroneously cited it to an unknown author.