Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

Does it make you uncomfortable if you meet someone who seems too “perfect”? Do you wonder if such an individual might not have a nest of skeletons in his closet? There are people who like to promote themselves as paragons of “good.” They come off as if they had never done any [...]

Tonight we watched a movie: “The Number 23.” It started curiously and then got bizarre. One might expect that it would become more eerie, but in fact it did not. I will not tell you the end, in case you wish to see it on cable or DVD. It is a very [...]

In 2003, April 20 fell on the Sunday that the Christians celebrate Easter. I was spraying plants in the front yard. Suddenly, my chest seized up. My arms felt like they were made of lead, and my jaw hurt. I tried to ride out the pain, to no avail. I [...]

Though I have pretty much laid it all out in my books, there are a few things I kept to myself. Most are speculative, or were personal treasures. They are not essential to your success. Anything worth having cannot be kept secret, provided you have matured to the point where you are [...]

I had sent out an open letter a few months ago, and was surprised to find that someone had translated it into Spanish. Not only that, they distributed it for me. Here was my Heathen missive in Spanish, and it was amusing to see.
Spanish?
Yes. There are Spanish-speaking Heathens in North American and Europe. [...]

Back when I counselled alcoholics and addicts, people in early recovery had unusual expectations of others. The folks in early days of recovery expected others to be understanding of their plight. Invariably, the expectation included concessions being made for the addict’s condition. The newly-recovering addicts and alcoholics wanted special treatment.
Was special treatment [...]

Several movies were made from a book entitled “I am Legend”. The best known are “I am Legend” with Will Smith and “The Omega Man with Charlton Heston.
Having seen the DVD of “I am Legend,” Audrey and I decided to watch the old “Omega Man” to see which was the better [...]

We live in times when people have more cash than ever before. Fe is in abundance. We are the richest that people have ever been. We have more than ever.
So why do so many feel they do not have enough??
The average person has plenty of food, good clothing and a comfortable place to [...]

We started our publishing in 1990 with a used XT computer and a dot matrix printer. The computer ran DOS and WordStar 5.0 There was a company that sold software packages at a discount, so we upgraded Dos and added PC Paintbrush and WordStar 5.5.
IBM had stopped making XT computers three [...]

Today was the first day I tried using poblano peppers. They are dark green peppers shaped much like regular sweet peppers. Eaten raw they can be a bit hot.
I tried cooking them with chicken and red onion, with a little lime ponzu sauce. The meal was fine. Cooked, it [...]