“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.”

Songs of freedom

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...

Gott im Himmel, indeed

Have you ever heard of the Jaguar E-Type? No? This is it: By the Holy Virgin, that is… I mean… just… Words fail. That’s enough to give any red-blooded petrolhead (“gearhead” to you Americans) an immediate semi. That thing is just...

“Save the whales…”

Apparently there will soon be a “naked restaurant” opening in Japan- and NO FAT CHICKS (or chubby dudes) are allowed: Japan’s first “naked restaurant” opens in Tokyo next month with draconian rules of entry — podgy prospective diners will be weighed and...

“When in doubt, use the War”

There is apparently a football match coming up between Poland and Germany… or something. The particulars don’t actually interest me. What DOES interest me is the way in which the greatest TV show on Earth- back before it became completely...

Not that I’m paying attention or anything…

But this bit of news about the UEFA Cup 2016 caught my eye- apparently a bunch of football (that’s “soccer” to you non-English-speaking Americans) fans got into a bit of a punch-up before the Russia-England game in France: England and Russia...

Did NOT see that coming

Michael Bisping is now the new UFC Middleweight Champion?! WTFH?!?!!! Wow. Just… WOWWWWW. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy to see Luke Rockhold get knocked down a few pegs. He is a great fighter who looks like he could wipe the floor with just...

HALO became “safe”, that’s what

A fellow HALO maniac asks the question that is on the minds of a great many fans of the series these days: The full video raises a number of interesting points about what I consider, still, to be simply the greatest franchise in the history of gaming. Yes, I know,...

The MAGA anthem

Courtesy of some bloke called @BakedAlaska: Well, he’s sure as hell baked on something. And the excessive use of autotune is, to a purist like me, highly irritating; as far as I’m concerned, if I want to listen to some one using autotune to disguise her...

The Trumpening and its doubters

mp3 raised an interesting point with respect to the ascension of Trump-Muad’dib: Perhaps I have become very jaded and cynical. I am skeptical about everything. The 90’s were the best period in the US before NAFTA kicked in. Everybody had jobs and people...

That’s no moon…

Happy STAR WARS day, y’all: I Don’t Normally Care for Cosplay, but… It’s always fun to date a girl who has a bit of a Boba Fettish Obi-Wan Was Kind of a Douche… Good Advice EVERYTHING Sounds Better with Metal Quick! Before George Screws...