We are the New Barbarians
This is a hybrid blog, online notebook, and scrapbook that will evolve over time. I collect items of interest covering History, Philosophy, Current Events, Politics, and whatever else captures my fancy.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Random Thoughts
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
To Be Left Alone
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Old Is New Again.
Sometimes I am a sucker for nostalgia...especially when it comes to military gear.
Friday, February 18, 2022
A Bit Of Creative Randomness...And Some Deeper Thoughts
I have reengaged with several activities that I used to do a long time ago during this new period of transition and change.
Creative Writing and Music:
I have started to do more creative writing, including some poetry, in a non traditional sense. But poetry, like art, is subjective. Below are some of the different lines of things I have written, some of them are from poems, others are just lines, prompts I have created.
1) You set my heart on fire, its rhythm shakes the universe, giving birth to new dreams...
Friday, February 11, 2022
Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Conditional Patience
There is so much happening on the world stage at the moment, so many things happening on so many fronts. Put take heart in this: things rarely turn overnight - it can and does happen - but nothing happens in a vacuum.
Amateurs discuss tactics, professionals discuss logistics, historians discuss conditions...
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Local, Local, Local.
In light of the near chaos that is going on in the world at the moment, local connections, relationships, suppliers, business, and pretty much everything else that you can reach within a one hour walk to a one day walk may be your most important connection ever.