Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

It is a wonder how some folks are not committed to their own success. A prime example is politics. How many times have we seen a political party shave its advantage to satisfy the “old boy” obligations? Rather than run candidates who can win, they choose folks based on party loyalty or [...]

My favorite toy soldiers were six brightly-painted fellows wielding maces, swords and spears. They were Vikings from the Louis Marx Company’s “Warriors of the World” series. The poses includes a red-haired fur-clad Viking standing with a spear, a Viking in white hauberk and armor standing with spear, a red-clad Viking with sword and [...]

Today they call it the North Jersey Coast Line. Years ago it was the New York and Long Branch. It is the railroad line that runs along the New Jersey Shore from South Amboy to Bayhead. Today is it strictly for commuters. Decades ago, the line also hauled freight.
The train [...]

Have you ever felt envious of another’s prosperity? I have heard folks speak resentfully of those who are wealthy. I have heard people gripe over individuals who made themselves immensely rich through their own efforts.
There are folks who deserve to be rich. They earn it and use it. They have the [...]

In ancient times, a man’s reputation grew if he built a bridge. The landscape of Scandinavia and Germany is filled with brooks and streams, gullies and rills. A bridge made travel easy and comfortable. People could cross a waterway and remain dry. They could bypass a gorge.
One of the [...]

Back in the bad old days, a friend of my drinking crew was Crazy Janie. She was a few years older than most of us. We met her at a bar where we used to stop to play pool. It was not a regular hangout for us, but a stop on the [...]

About a month ago, I looked at a website owned by what has to be the fattest kindred in North America. Granted, I am about 40 pounds overweight, but these people made me look svelte. Imagine if they became the stereotype of Heathenism. People might get the impression that we all are [...]

One of our fellow Heathens was surprised to hear that there are Heathen groups in places like Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. He probably assumed the old stereotype was true: goobers guzzling moonshine and having banjo fights. He might have imagined Heathens populating trailer parks and living on grits and Moon Pies. Nonetheless, [...]

My observation has been that most of the lonely people are the architects of their own loneliness. In 9 out of 10 cases, they are lonely because that are unlovable. The causes may include bad attitudes, bad habits, foul behavior and unsavory talk. In half the cases, the lonely ones think they [...]

I just put together a nice little booklet to introduce Heathenism. You can get a copy for yourself here:
http://www.thortrains.com/UncleThors/What%20is%20Heathenism.pdf