by squeakyrat.raina@gmail.com | May 27, 2016 | Arthurian vs Lovecraftian
Like many avid readers I have my favorite concepts and themes, but since I was 14 there were two theme sets that really had an odd appeal to me. Those two would be the Arthurian cycle of stories and the works of HP Lovecraft. I believe it came from an odd weekend,...
by squeakyrat.raina@gmail.com | May 27, 2016 | Martial Arts
The Essence of Shaolin White Crane: Martial Power and Qigong by Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming from the YMAA Publication Center is a book I just added to my training material. I have long been a fan of Dr. Yang’s teachings, but what caught my attention about this book was...
by squeakyrat.raina@gmail.com | May 27, 2016 | Stars Arising
The Third World War was a bloody mess. It had started as a regional war in Mesopotamia sparked by Shia and Suni rivalries. The first battle fields were along the Tigris and Euphrates but it quickly expanded to engulf the whole region. Vital interest around the world...
by squeakyrat.raina@gmail.com | May 27, 2016 | Constitution to Olympia
On the 21st of October in 1797 the heavy sailing frigate USS Constitution was named by President George Washington. As one of the authorized first six frigates built by the young Republic, the ship would go on to serve the US Navy through the first half of the 19th...
by squeakyrat.raina@gmail.com | May 17, 2016 | Science Fiction
by Michaela Honkova and Earl Tower Thesis: The conspiracy by the Sith was only possible by the unique aspects of having disposable soldiers on both sides of the conflict. The Clone War was a major conflict fought between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of...
