Whither I Wentest?

| February 7, 2015

It probably hasn’t escaped your notice that I’ve been more than a little sparse in my utterances of late. Let me tell you a little about that. We of the LFM Clan are a healthy and robust lot, descended from a bunch of tough nuts. When we catch a cold or flu, we take the […]

Blasphemy, the Chicken, and the Egg

| January 18, 2015

Blasphemy Noun (plural blasphemies) The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk: he was detained on charges of blasphemy. Two incidents of punishment for “blasphemy” have been in the news of late – one meted out by judicial decision of a Saudi Arabian court against blogger Raif Badawi who […]

Leaders and Leadership – Chapter the Second: A Historical Study in Leadership

| January 8, 2015

In his 9 December 2014 article, How Ernest Shackleton can help world address climate change, Paul Kennedy wrote: A hundred years ago, Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton failed — in absolutely spectacular fashion. But some believe the way he turned failure into a historic triumph is inspiration for world leaders dealing with the crisis of climate […]

Leaders and Leadership – Chapter the First

| January 3, 2015

The expulsion of evils, from being occasional, tends to become periodic. It comes to be thought desirable to have a general riddance of evil spirits at fixed times, usually once a year, in order that the people may make a fresh start in life, freed from all the malignant influences which have been long accumulating […]

A Long Winter’s Night 2014 – Day 11: Perfection

| December 31, 2014

To speak of the Warrior Path is to conjure images of life and death. Of strife and struggle. Of blades and guns and martial skill directed toward a goal of death and destruction. But as the Warrior walks the Path, it will soon become clear that if his reason for being there is to subjugate […]

A Long Winter’s Night 2014 – Day 10: A Parable

| December 30, 2014

  The past calendar year has been a cacophonous clamour overshadowed by ominous storm clouds. It spawned this. A Parable By LFM The Horsemen four we’re taught to fear, The “quiet ones” we’re told to ward, But hearken not the storm crow’s cry, That seeks to blunt both wits and sword. The children of Apocalypse […]

A Long Winter’s Night 2014 – Day 9: Revisionist Lobster

| 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 […]

A Long Winter’s Night 2014 – Day 8: The Maker. Life is What You Make It.

| December 28, 2014

The Maker is an award winning stop motion animated film in which, as its producers describe it “A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.”

A Long Winter’s Night 2014 – Day 6: The Woodsman’s Song

| 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, […]

A Long Winter’s Night 2014 – Day 5: Rememberings

| 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. […]