“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.”

… and then some

In the world of tennis, every top-ranked tennis player should (in theory) be proficient at hitting something on the order of 25 different possible strokes. There are top-spin, side-spin, and back-spin versions of the forehand, backhand, volley, lob, drop-shot, and...

His Stigness speaks!!!

I remember seeing this clip kicking around several years back- I forget when, exactly, because as you can see I’m getting a bit old and daft at this ripe age of my early thirties- which came from a Dutch TV show that sent a camera crew and an interviewer...

Told you so

I once called Bruce “THE VOICE OF YAHWEH” Dickinson, Literally the Most Interesting Man in the World. I was, of course, correct, as this interview here shall now prove: If you can ignore the two prats from the Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation wasting...

In Soviet Russia…

… apparently not very much has changed, even though the Iron Curtain fell well over 25 years ago: These are from the same lunatic genius who put together the “Trust Me, I’m An Engineer” video: He also decided to hold a contest to see which...

Laughter is the best medicine

So they say, anyway- and I have to admit, after laughing like a drain for the past thirty minutes at these clips, I do feel very good indeed: I tell you, I cannot wait to get back home on Saturday and watch THE GRAND TOUR. I’m a few episodes behind,...

Didact’s Album List 2017

In descending order of listening (i.e. latest album listened to is first): KOBRA AND THE LOTUS – Prevail I (4.3/5) CRYONIC TEMPLE – Into the Glorious Battle (4.0/5) BROTHERS OF METAL – Prophecy of Ragnarok (3.6/5)...

Happy New Year

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was a life, and that life was the light of all Mankind. The...

The party post

Shitlords and gun bunnies, it is time for the final countdown- no, not that one, though the music will follow shortly. In the meantime, let’s get this party STARTED!!! Bring on the GIRLS!!! A post shared by Elena (@elena_g_u_m_i) on Sep 20, 2017 at 12:26am PDT A...

The Didact’s Top Ten Posts of 2017

It’s that time of year again, when I comb through my archive of posts for the year and try to find my best material. Honestly, though, this year it was genuinely hard to narrow it down to just 10. And I’m not saying that because I’m an...

The Didact’s Best Albums of 2017

Perhaps I was not paying as much attention to new music as I normally do (which is highly likely), but this year somehow did not seem to be quite as good for new stuff as last year was. Nonetheless, I listened to a number of excellent albums- and some real clunkers as...