The Ballad of Rodger Young
Seeing as how LTC Kratman got me thinking about Starship Troopers (not like I need much prodding there, though), I figured we might as well look at the battle hymn that in some ways inspired...
For the veterans
What Cap said What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly... it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated. -- Thomas Paine In this...
Is anyone looking forward to it?
The new Star Wars movie, I mean. Here, in the form of a single picture, is every reason why I am not: Why does this poster fill me with foreboding? Well, because this is what the poster...
“Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind…”
“But this universe consists of paired dualities. What is the converse of authority? Mr. Rico.” He had picked one I could answer. “Responsibility, sir.” “Applause. Both for practical...
See what I mean about “old school”?
And I do mean OLD school: That song was recorded in 1982. Thirty-three years later, it has still lost none of its force and power. Neither, for that matter has this song: And nor has this one-...
He walked face-first into that one
Yes, let's all trust Jeb the Builder to fix all of the problems that ail this country: In the annals of American political slogan-writing, no one has ever borrowed material from a British...
Ember City
This one is for a certain reader who had the very sad misfortune of celebrating his birthday the other day while laid up in bed with a horrible cold. He's a big fan of this band- or at least, of its...
Ode to the nutshot
I'm going to have to call bullshido on this one: I've been kicked in the ol' rod & tackle before- while wearing a groin cup, no less. I'm not going to lie. It HURTS. On a level that no man...
No school like the old school
GRAVE DIGGER shows us why there is nothing quite as awesome as straight-up 80s power metal: I saw these guys play live opening for BLIND GUARDIAN (!!!!!!!!!!!) the other night. They absolutely...
A question to readers
My reading list of late has included a couple of books by one Emmet Scott which have not only cast doubt upon, but completely destroyed, the canonical origin story of Islam. It is now clear that the...
Recessional by Rudyard Kipling
God of our fathers, known of old, Lord of our far-flung battle-line, Beneath whose awful Hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine— Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, ...
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