“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.”

Life on “Mythic”

A reader, who shall for the moment remain anonymous, emailed me recently to note how he had recently taken a bit of a nasty spill and injured his back. He was in quite a bit of pain when it happened, but he knew that if he didn’t make light of it, he would never...

Career, family, and happiness- choose two

Pretty much that. In which a Telly writer asks why the story of PIMCO investment chief Mohamed El-Erian’s decision to quit his job to be with his family was such a huge deal: I do hope you’re sitting down. A story has broken which caused its main...

Support Team Europe!

With tongue planted quite firmly in cheek, of course: I think I may have mentioned in the past that I have a rather thorough distaste for golf. I dislike pretty much everything about golf- golfists, golf bats, golf clubs, the lot. But when it comes to poking fun at...

iPhone 6 repair kit

Via Didact Sr.: Sold at a ridiculous markup. Just like the iPhone. I’m a FanDroid myself, so I simply do not see the point of buying such an absurdly overpriced, walled-off, inflexible gadget. And it would appear that, now that St. Jobs has passed on, Apple is...

Restoring sight to the blind

I recently had the opportunity to re-establish contact with an old acquaintance of mine from college. She and I have done very little to keep in touch other than my sending her an annual happy-birthday email; beyond that, we’ve not seen each other in nearly ten...

Clinton clam-bake

To be as fair as possible, it would be weird NOT to want to get an eyeful of that… In which Jim Goad asks some rather pointed questions about the Lizard Queen’s, um, personal preferences: Jenny McCarthy, easily the finest female specimen ever to appear on...

How not to get punched

Bob, duck, weave, and slip. That’s pretty much it. Oh, and- most important of all- KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN. It’s actually not quite as easy as I make it sound- or he makes it look in that video. If you’ll notice, he uses his hands a great deal to slap or...

An incomplete hypothesis

Yes, this is fairly normal in Israel. Personally I think the Tavor TAR-21 might be better suited for buying, uh, feminine hygiene products, though- don’t you agree? The esteemed Col. Tom Kratman published a trilogy of articles recently exploring some interesting...