“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Friday T&A: Amor Fati Edition

Friday T&A: Amor Fati Edition

Yes, late again, I know. No, I don’t have an excuse this time, either. All I will say is, of late, I have been reading through Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, and let’s just say, it has gotten me thinking, about quite a lot. Bertrand Russell – an...
What does a really conservative country look like?

What does a really conservative country look like?

I do not think anyone around here seriously argues against the view that the West is currently is a state of free-fall, and headed toward total collapse. While living standards in the West remain high by international standards – trust me on that one, I know...
Monday morning beer goggles

Monday morning beer goggles

And just like that, the weekend disappeared, exactly in line with the outcome promised by the young magician above. Mondays really do SUCK. Unfortunately, there is nothing whatsoever we can do about that – except, of course, by wasting as much time as possible,...
Guest Post: The Four Horsemen of the SM/MM Apocalypse

Guest Post: The Four Horsemen of the SM/MM Apocalypse

I am pleased to present another thought-provoking guest post from LRFotS Randale6, who has made good on his plan to leave the FUSA, and is now somewhere in the wilds of Asia. Which, it must be said, relative to the cultural and political disaster that is the FUSA...
Friday T&A: Nibelungen Edition

Friday T&A: Nibelungen Edition

Just a quick one today, lads, as it has been a long day of… well, walking around aimlessly in the glorious and all-too-rare sunshine while trying, and failing utterly, to sort out arse from elbow and get organised for an indoor skiing session. (Why be indoors in...
Didactic Mind, Ep 119: The Corroding Empire

Didactic Mind, Ep 119: The Corroding Empire

The latest episode of the Didactic Mind podcast is back, finally, with a look at the collapsing Western empire. I discuss the ways in which the West is getting worse and worse – to the point where Western nations can barely figure out how to keep the lights on...
Monday morning Nimrod nitpicking

Monday morning Nimrod nitpicking

Here we go again, yet another Monday to drag ourselves through and beyond… Fortunately, where I am, it is a public holiday. Unfortunately, putting one of these compilations together tends to take quite a long time, so a lot of that free time gets chewed up...
Sunday Scripture: Job’s Summary Defence

Sunday Scripture: This Day is Holy

9 And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words of the Law. 10 Then he...
The Empire was right

The Empire was right

I first started watching STAR WARS seriously as a teenager, and got to be an avid fan of the series, for many years. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, I consumed vast amounts of the Expanded Universe lore – right up until the point where LucasArts released the...