“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: Bunny Boiler Edition

Friday T&A: Bunny Boiler Edition

Unlike previous instalments, which were late because of laziness and, frankly, a severe lack of motivation on the part of yer very ‘eavy, very ‘umble servant, this week’s entry into the most beloved series on the site is late with very good reason....
Friday T&A: April Showers Edition

Friday T&A: April Showers Edition

Yes, I know this one is late (again). No, I don’t really have an excuse (again) – though, admittedly, I was travelling for business (again) and had to spend a couple of hours on a train full of drunken idiots (again). Amazingly, the train itself managed...
Friday T&A: De Facto the Matter Edition

Friday T&A: De Facto the Matter Edition

This past week has seen earthshaking changes, the likes of which only come along once or twice a century. I do not exaggerate when I state that we are witnessing the collapse and rise of entire empires before our eyes. That is the magnitude and import of the summit...
Friday T&A: Firestarter Edition

Friday T&A: Firestarter Edition

Just a quick one from me today, lads, as it is late and I am absolutely knackered. Yesterday was leg day, and it was unusually difficult – I have no idea why, I finished up my course of antibiotics for what turned out to be a truly hideous case of strep throat...
Friday T&A: Cranking the Handle Edition

Friday T&A: Cranking the Handle Edition

Yes, I know, I’m a day late with this one, but I have been spectacularly unmotivated to write for a few days. It took me a while to get around to posting that long one about how one Jacob Dreizin has so thoroughly misunderstood the origins of the Christian...
Friday T&A: Plaguebearer of Nurgle Edition

Friday T&A: Plaguebearer of Nurgle Edition

This past week has been both quiet and rather miserable for me, because, as I may have mentioned a few times, I’ve been quite ill. I came down with something last Wednesday, after a long period of intense travelling and fairly high stress – though most of...
Friday T&A: День Гнева Edition

Friday T&A: День Гнева Edition

A year has passed since, depending on how you look at things, Russia invaded Ukraine in an unprovoked war of aggression to slaughter innocent people – or, launched a preemptive war of self-defence designed to liberate and secure ethnic Russians in Donbass, and...
Friday T&A: Upside Down World Edition

Friday T&A: Upside Down World Edition

Times like these make us miss the more normal and sensible world that, at some point in the past 20 years or so, rolled over and died. Right now, we are living so deep in Upside Down World – or, as we have come to call it, “Clown World” – that...
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...
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...