Uncle Thor's Lessons, Anecdotes and Humor

For centuries, the “broad arrow” was marked on items owned by the English government. Its use expanded throughout Britain as the English came to civilize and rule the entire island. The arrow was marked on weapons, tools, and other things. One example is found on the tomahawks made by the British to trade with Northeastern [...]

“Fast is fine, accuracy is final! You need to learn to be slow in a hurry.” – Wyatt Earp A few years ago, we were closing out my mother-in-law’s home and packing her furniture and things for a move. My brother-in-law was there, and frankly, he worried me. The man is always in a rush. [...]

The Anglo-Saxon additional Rune named Ior is supposed to represent an amphibian. Some think it relates to a beaver, others to such amphibians as frogs, toads and newts. An amphibian, by definition, is able to function on both land and water. The thing about amphibians is that despite their ability to handle both, each type [...]

There was a Roman named Vegetius who lived during the later years of the Roman Empire. Vegetius was unhappy that the once-proud legions were being swept aside by their enemies. How could an army that had been unbeatable become so vulnerable? Looking to the old records, Vegetius recovered the martial wisdom that had forged an [...]

There’s sportsmanship and there is wimpiness. The Tampa Bay Rays wimped out. Rather than challenge Yankee slugger Mark Teixiera, they chose to give him intentional walks and hit him with the ball. Sportsmanship? No, cowardice. Teixiera was competing with one of their men for the home run record for 2009. The Tampa Bay Rays weenied [...]

Boxing used to be much more popular than it is today. People followed the sport enthusiastically. It was at least as popular as baseball for a few decades. The lack of interest in recent years has been as much due to the lack of a charismatic champion as it has the shady side of the [...]

The regular 2009 season of baseball ended today. The post season starts shortly. The football season is already on, and the hockey season is coming. Are spectator sports an idle fancy for the masses? Perhaps. But look at it from another perspective. Look at it from the perspective of prosperity. Take baseball. While many of [...]

Dag Dag is the cycle of the Day and Night. It is the Light and Dark. The Dag Cycle is one of two extremes that are reciprocals. Hot and Cold comes to mind. The cycle is both a balance of them and a journey of one through the other and back again and again. I [...]

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Odal The Odal Rune has more than one place here. On one hand, it is the unchanging thing that does not move, but remains constant. From another perspective, it is a cycle that repeats. The repetition has two motions: first by rolling back and then by returning forward. In a way, Odal’s cycle is similar [...]