“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.”

An Imperial Rescript by Rudyard Kipling

by | Jul 15, 2016 | Kipling, Uncategorized

Now this is the tale of the Council the German Kaiser decreed, To ease the strong of their burden, to help the weak in their need, He sent a word to the peoples, who struggle, and pant, and sweat, That the straw might be counted fairly and the tally of bricks be set....

The gathering storm

by | Jul 14, 2016 | Uncategorized

The last week has shown anyone who is paying attention that a race-war has moved well beyond the “remote possibility” stage, and right smack into “virtual certainty” status. And that bodes extremely poorly for us all. The Dallas shootings were...

I could get used to it

by | Jul 13, 2016 | Uncategorized

I am not normally a fan of dance music. I am even less so a fan of the abomination that we know today as “dubstep”, which I find extremely repetitive and boring and mind-numbing- and made even worse by the fact that many of the people who make it...

You’re upgrading it over my dead body

by | Jul 10, 2016 | Uncategorized

It is difficult for me to imagine being greeted by a more terrifying sign than this one at a tech convention: (Courtesy of whotrades) It is hard for me to put into words just how much I loathe Windows 8 and above. In operating system terms, it is the approximate...

That crow needs some more salt

by | Jul 6, 2016 | Uncategorized

Hey Ginger Snap, don’t let the door hit you in the arse on the way out, mate: Chris Evans says he’s quitting BBC’s car show Top Gear for the good of the show. The show has struggled to draw an audience since it relaunched in May, with Evans and...

The Great Spirit and the search for America

by | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized

The First Warrior looked out on the land and his Home. He saw the hills And the stars And he was happy. For giving him his home, the first warrior told the Great Spirit That he would fight and win many battles in His honor. But the Great Spirit said, “No, do not fight...

Songs of freedom

by | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

Seems appropriate given the day, eh? Happy 4th of July to all of my readers, wherever y’all are. It is not my custom to celebrate this day much beyond writing and maybe drinking a beer or two, but it is a day worth celebrating nonetheless, no matter what you...

Damn but that is a good album

by | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

New song off the latest VOLBEAT album- when these guys get things going, they really know how to string together a great tune: VOLBEAT, of course, are known for this sort of thing- great catchy well-crafted songs with powerful, uplifting lyrics. See also: And, of...

Where did you say you were from?

by | Jul 4, 2016 | Uncategorized

So my buddy and I were driving back from a fight night through upstate New York, through some truly spectacular countryside along the interstate winding through the Adirondacks and the Catskills, when we passed a town with a rather curious name. My friend turned...