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 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 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, […]
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 | October 31, 2014
Throughout this series I’ve applied the title of “dark sentiment” to a variety of emotions, events, human acts, portrayals, and situations. Tonight we’ll talk about the darkest sentiment of all – True Love. True Love is the darkest of sentiments both because it has the power to motivate those blessed enough to be possessed by […]