“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: Timekeeping Edition

Friday T&A: Timekeeping Edition

Once again, a combination of business and personal travel has kept posting to a very bare minimum, and has once again resulted in significant delays to otherwise regular editions of the site. I have not had much time to keep up with events, beyond what you see in my...
Monday morning up in the air

Monday morning up in the air

OK, first things first, I know damn well this one is late too. Can’t be helped. The last few days have been just plain STUPIDLY busy, due, again, to travelling – and next week is likely to be the same, though things should settle down considerably after...
Friday T&A: Plunder and Pillage Edition

Friday T&A: Plunder and Pillage Edition

When you find yourself in an historical place – as I often do – it is useful to look at the events which shaped the area and understand just how much the world has changed since that time. In the north of PommieBastardLande is a place called York, which...
Tanked out

Tanked out

Anyone following the latest developments in the 404th UkReich, cannot help but be struck by the speed at which the narrative has dramatically unravelled over the past couple of weeks. Less than 8 weeks ago, NATO insisted that it would not send modern main battle tanks...
Monday morning Mario meltdown

Monday morning Mario meltdown

The worst thing about coming back from a vacation on a Sunday night, is having to show up to work on a Monday morning. And when you have to travel all day from a foreign country to get back home, facing delays, endless stupidity, and the inevitable vagaries of public...
Friday T&A: Balkanisation Edition

Friday T&A: Balkanisation Edition

OK, first things first – I know this one is late, again. Can’t be helped – I’ve been travelling all week, and I assure you, it has been a very busy time. As the headline above indicates, I have spent quite a bit of time in the Balkans –...
Monday morning sipping Scotch

Monday morning sipping Scotch

OK, yes, I know, this edition of everyone’s second-favourite series on Didactic Mind is WAY late. I have a good excuse. I’m travelling. (Yeah… not such a great excuse, admittedly.) But, I did land up here at midnight, and the taxi fare getting to the...
Sunday Scripture: Joshua’s Charge to Israel’s Leaders

Sunday Scripture: The Offer of Life or Death

11 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12 It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?” 13 Nor is it...