“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: Plain Jane Edition

Thank God It’s Friday, as always. This week has been another rough one, almost entirely for professional reasons, but as always, things tend to get better over time. And, as always, one of those things that make a difficult week better, is to take a look at a...

Friday T&A: Short Circuit Edition

Here we are at Friday again, and it is a good Friday indeed in a lot of ways. We learned a lot during this week, and I learned a lot about myself. For instance, it turns out that I am a somewhat competent plumber (at least when it comes to changing the flush system in...

Friday T&A: Kiwi Peel Edition

Well, here we are at another Friday, and here it’s dreary, wet, and miserable. However, down in the Antipodes… it’s even more dreary, wet, and miserable, because this is winter for them down in Australia and New Zealand. So, to cheer up the folks...

Friday T&A: Heat Rising Edition

Here we are at another Friday, and over here where I am, it’s cold, wet, rainy, and generally just downright disgusting – at the height of summer. Nonetheless, despite the horrible weather, it is of course time to post up pictures of a hot girl to get...

Friday T&A: Nautical Theme Edition

Well, here we are at the end of another week, and as always, that means that yer ‘umble servant posts up pictures of another beautiful girl to get your weekend off to the right start. Given that yesterday was July 4th, Independence Day no less, I figured that...

Friday T&A: Cat’s Eyes Edition

It’s the end of another week, and y’all know what that means… This week’s hot girl goes by the name of Dajana Gudic, and she is of mixed Balkan heritage – Serbian mum, Croatian dad, naturalised American, 29 years old. (How, exactly, a...

Friday T&A: Bubbles Edition

Glory, glory, hallelujah, it’s Friday again. I’ve spent large parts of the week trying to get a nationally recognised ID card sorted out. If you read my article about low-trust societies from a while back, you will quickly see that this is an exercise in...

Friday T&A: Mea Culpo Edition

And here we are again at another Friday, the close of another hot and sweltering and disgustingly humid week – at least, if you are where I am. Over here in the old country, temperatures are regularly hitting 40 degrees Celsius – that’s 104...

Friday T&A: Milkshakes Edition

Here we are at the end of another week – for some of you, a week of productive endeavour and happy days, and for others perhaps a week of yet more broken promises and cheap tricks by those you thought were trustworthy. That is the nature of the game, my friends;...

Friday T&A: Jessica Rabbit Edition

Well, here we are on another sweltering, humid, and downright disgustingly muggy Friday – or at least, we are where I am – and I have to say, I’m really glad the week is over. I have spent the last few days eyeballs-deep in Microsoft...