So, a year or so ago, I got myself on a kick to become a hero. An honest-to-god, man-of-action, superhero. I don’t mean flying, or x-ray vision, or similar paranormal powers, of course. But rather,
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Thor’s Day – A New Year
I have decided to do something that concerns me a bit. Not something rash or dangerous, but maybe a little unconventional. Bjorn Bull-Hansen gets mentioned around this blog pretty often, for both his Viking boosterism
Read moreThor’s Day – Vikings in Space!
Did you know there is a Norwegian Space Agency? Well, there is! As much as I think I know the space industry, how did I miss it? It seems that they’ve been pretty busy for
Read moreHeroes & Strength – Pushing It Over the Goal Line!
I did it! I followed the Pushup Chart and made it to the 45-pushup line. That last 45 was hard though, I can’t deny, and I didn’t do all 45 straight through, I had to
Read moreLiving the Hero Way – Physical Strength II
Life has ups and downs, right? And it can even be said that ups can bring some downs, too, and that’s where I’ve been at regarding my physical training. I am at one of those
Read moreThor’s Day – Bjorn’s Viking Village Part II
I’m continuing to walk my way through Bjorn Bull-Hansen’s video series on building a Viking village, here. It’s a nice, relaxing video of him finding the cornerstones for their first structure in the village, talking
Read moreThor’s Day – Modern Life
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
Read moreThor’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 – 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 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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