Randy | December 29, 2014
The season of Yule, wherever and however it may be observed, is one festooned with traditions, not least of which are those affecting food. My own heritage comes from German and English influences, and since my blessed induction into the Polish fold, the flood gates have truly opened! Celebrations and observances surrounding the Winter Solstice […]
Randy | December 27, 2014
Here’s my poem of the day to set the tone. In case I wasn’t clear enough, and to save you from any concern that your mind went there because you’re a pervert, it is about masturbation. Nocturnal Emissions By LFM Winter sun, horizon meets, Bitter winds drive snows and sleets, Dying fire no longer heats, Drives […]
Randy | December 26, 2014
2014 is coming to its conclusion in a whirlwind of blood and hate that shows every likelihood of staining much of the world for some time to come. Of course, this doesn’t make 2014 particularly unique because there has never been a time in recorded history during which you couldn’t find, at any given moment, […]
Randy | December 25, 2014
For me, being 3 years old, I remember receiving the one thing I truly wanted. And I remember my favorite chocolate cake in the middle of a table covered with a poinsettia tablecloth. And I remember my handsome father finally being home with us. I think of this brown pony Christmas, and it was perfect. […]
Randy | December 24, 2014
Since 1739, Rare Exports Inc. of Finland has been delivering impeccable, well mannered, and extremely rare, original Finnish Father Christmases to over 150 countries every Yule season without fail. On this Christmas Eve we offer a rare insight into their methods; heretofore shrouded in secrecy.
Randy | December 23, 2014
“I figure that we are hard-wired to be hunter and gatherers, and somewhere, that whole shopaholic thing expresses some kind of visceral need to acquire and store items. Once upon a time, we might have been out finding acorns and tucking them away or putting a turnip away for winter. Now, we are buying an […]
Randy | December 22, 2014
Alone on a long Winter’s night, a man’s Dog helps him find the solution. I’m paraphrasing the introductory passage used by its creators to describe this beautiful animated short film, originally produced in 2005 by the Digital Kick and Lehrner Whyte companies as a holiday card for private distribution to their clients, family, and friends. […]
Randy | December 21, 2014
Lore holds that the Wendigo is a malevolent forest spirit most active in Winter. While, under the right circumstances, it can be seen in its spirit state, it has no corporeal form. It feeds upon human flesh but is impotent to do so without first inhabiting a human host that provides it with the […]
Randy | December 12, 2014
Today, SFM Viktor has an announcement to make. And so it was that on 30 October 2014 – the eve of the sixth LFM wedding anniversary – the glorious discovery, suspected but undetectable for weeks, was finally confirmed. With a due date on or about 11 June 2015, we could not be happier.
Randy | December 6, 2014
While the first landing on the surface of the Moon was motivated by international rivalries and political agendas, in its development, the fallout of space exploration has given us a host of technologies we take for granted and rely on every day. It was beneficial to society at large, and its legacy incalculable. Mars One, […]