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 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 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 14, 2014
Those of you who, like me, usually start the day with a visit to Master At Arms James A. Keating‘s Ezine MAAJAK World will have noticed that the last update was a week ago today. Knowing Jim lives in the mountains where power, internet access, telephone, and even traversable roads can be an iffy proposition […]
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, […]
Randy | November 30, 2014
It certainly can’t be denied that enforcement of rules, regulations, and the laws of the land represent the single least popular aspect of government, at any level. Likewise, the application and collection of regulatory fees and taxation revenue run an exceedingly close second. While there will always be an outlaw component in society that will […]
Randy | November 23, 2014
Speak the word “camouflage”, and the minds of most will immediately turn to things military; but in truth, camouflage has been in use since the first organisms ensured the survival of their kind by evolving means both to passively evade consumption by a higher tier predator, and for predators, to remain undetected by prey until […]
Randy | November 11, 2014
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” ~ Winston Spencer Churchill on the policy of Appeasement ~ I instantly recalled the derisive words of Winston Churchill while reading some spoken by the Ukrainian Prime Minister as quoted in a CBC News piece published 9 November 2014 under the […]
Randy | November 6, 2014
Even though it’s been around since the month before I first kissed Mrs. LFM and ignited what still burns with a searing heat to this very day, Samurai Jack is a recent discovery for me. While I expect all my readers will set aside the time it takes to read whatever is connected to the […]
Randy | November 1, 2014
The Cowboy Way By LFM The first thing on in morning, And the last thing off at night. A Cowboy’s hat is always there, Be prospects dark or bright. He may forget his britches, But never so his horse. And a Cowboy’s faithful to the job, As is his hat of course.