It’s been a long couple of days, so I’m getting to this week’s dispatch bit late. Modern life, you know? I started to think about all the advantages we have in these current times, all
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Thor’s Day – Viking Education, PArt I
As I’ve definitely gotten a yearning to know more about my heritage, frankly, the character of the Viking Age and it’s people are still in the mist for me. Of course, I’m reading other blogs
Read moreThor’s Day – A Gale Approaches
No, really, there is. In a recent forecast from the Farmer’s Almanac, it seems that we’re in for a stout winter this year, at least in the United States. As they state it, they predict
Read moreThor’s Day – Even MORE Greenland!
It’s been an interesting week since the news of the possible Greenland purchase by the USA broke through the ice. There was much speculation as to veracity of the effort at first, and a lot
Read moreThe Earth: You will be rocked
In a story on Zerohedge about the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) Apophis, it is noted that the celestial body is to pass within the orbital range of most of our communication satellites, approaching somewhere in the
Read moreThor’s Day – Greenland!
Alright, it’s not every day that one hears of one country absorbing another. Well, not these days, anyway. It used to be common for that sort of thing to happen back in antiquity, as countries
Read moreOutbound Operational Plan for Space Migration: Robots to Mars
While we’ve talking about Lunar Exploration, a parallel path would be underway to check out the Red Planet. Starting around Robotic Asteroid Exploration (OPS.7), the phase known as Robotic Martian Exploration (OPS.11) would begin. The
Read moreThor’s Day – Going A-Viking And Returning Home
There is a concept of Vikings going forth and plundering and marauding, among other things, and to some degree that’s true. But really, most Viking travel was for simple trade, of sometimes just to explore
Read moreThor’s Day – Resistance
I’m going to go back in time a bit and address part of the reason why I started the “Happy Thor’s Day” weekly feature. There is a global conflict over societal identity, and the fractures
Read moreHeroes of Apollo
Fifty Years ago today, the Apollo crew of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, And Michael Collins made their way to our Moon, with Armstrong and Aldrin completing a successful (if harrowing) landing on the lunar surface.
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