“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.”

When the shoggoths took control

The Prophecy Out of Time At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft is one of the finest horror stories ever written, and it is as superb as it is because the great man did such a brilliant job of evoking a Gothic, frightening atmosphere in which hope slowly...

“Survival cancels out programming”

(With apologies to LtCol. Tom Kratman for blatantly ripping off a, um, Kratmanism.) A little over ten years ago, a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Army who had recently turned his hand to writing science fiction released a book “written in collaboration...

How to be ready for anything

One of the many, many good things about real martial artists who study real martial arts is that their wisdom and experience translates to pretty much every possible aspect of life. Take this, for example. Joe Rogan’s advice on street fighting needs to...

Or maybe they’re keeping quiet for a reason

Bill Whittle asks the question that is at the forefront of every space nerd’s mind: I don’t argue at all with Mr. Whittle’s excellent summary of all of the many, many reasons why we are so fortunate to be here on Earth. Whether you believe in...

To juice or not to juice…

Chris Bell, middle sibling among three brothers, created a documentary film called Bigger, Stronger, Faster* back in 2008 on the subject of anabolic steroids and their effects in sports. I thoroughly recommend the film; people with access to Netflix or Amazon...

Mindset and victory

The buildup to the headlining event at UFC 194, the Mcgregor-Aldo fight to unify the featherweight belt, was unlike just about anything else that I’ve ever seen in MMA- or in just about any other sport. The only comparison point that I have is probably the 2008...

The man he could have been

In my New Year’s Day message, I said that we can and should be happy about the coming year. Despite everything that our enemies have tried to do, despite their repeated attempts to silence us, we remain, we are strong, and we are growing in numbers. Yet, as I...

Happy New Year

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of...

The Didact’s Top 10 Posts of 2015

Not surprisingly, this assclown’s face is among the top image search results for “narcissism” Yes, I know, this is navel-gazing of the worst kind. Fortunately I only get one chance a year to do it. The list below is in descending order, and is...

SJW delenda est, Pt. 2: Strategy

As I pointed out earlier, the fact is that we are now at war for our culture. This is true whether you like it or not, and it is time to pick a side- the SJWs, or the rest of us. It is not pleasant to see the world in such Manichean terms, but that is the reality with...