Revenge of the Mistaken Dragon

We had a sweet life when we first moved to Virginia; but, one day my parents didn’t come home. Vowing revenge on whoever did it, I left for Japan that very evening and, when I got there, I found the greatest martial arts teacher there. It took six months to persuade him to take me […]

Old Stuff: Swords

Swords have been around since 1600 B.C. This implies that, before 1600 B.C., Zorro just sat around looking at his watch. The first swords were made out of copper or copper-tin alloy. We know that the Greeks had swords due to Homer’s Iliad; however, since Homer was blind, they really could’ve just told him that […]

More Old Stuff: Spears!

Another weapon, known for its earliness, is the spear. The spear came about because you can’t club everything; in fact, some of the larger animals are almost completely immune to a good clubbing. But, most animals have a hard time getting out of bed the next day if all their blood is gone or there […]

Old Stuff: Pt One

[I’m kind of on vacation this week, so what I’m posting is some of my old stuff from before I had a site] Weapons! With the exception of “balm” and “areola”, is there a sweeter word in the English language? Maybe, but what incentive do I have to find out what they are? Your entertainment? […]

Other Things You Can Do with Legos

Turn one of the blocks upside down and you’ve got a watering trough for a spider, my friend! You can use the Lego people to teach your young child what people don’t look like. You’ve got the Lego baseboard in your hand. You’ve got an itch in an inaccessible part of your body. Nature, take […]