Captian's Log 2021: The End 31 Dec 202131 Dec 2021 As the year ends and I glance over the triumphs and failures of this last cycle, I wonder how to correlate it. I see victories and defeats, but ask, overall,…
Captian's Log Musings on the Evergreens 30 Dec 2021 The snow has mostly melted off the evergreen sentinels surrounding my house, and the temperature might get up to a blistering 40° F outside. (F, of course, stands for Freedom,…
Captian's Log Musings at the Evening of the Year 29 Dec 2021 There is a silent spell within the setting sun, a strange and mystic poetry which fills the soul. There is a soft refrain within the falling snow, and every flake…
Captian's Log Poem: Pandora’s Paradox 28 Dec 202128 Dec 2021 We shout for freedom but cling to our chains We cry for pleasure, yet will not mourn for joy Though I climb the highest of mountains, I will not see…
Captian's Log Musings on the Snow 27 Dec 2021 Many things happen in life which want no explanation, which is well, as they provide none. There may be, to the scientist or madman, a reason why the snow falls,…
Captian's Log From the Archives: On Integrity 26 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 Twice in my life, I have been assigned essays which I could not honestly write, or perhaps I should say, write honestly. In my final year of high school, I…
Captian's Log 2021: Merry Christmas 25 Dec 202121 Dec 2021 Merry Christmas! God chose to be. He is, in a sense, existence, but he also existed, he was and is and is to come. But here is Christmas when our…
Captian's Log 2021: Christmas Eve 24 Dec 202123 Dec 2021 Merry Christmas Eve, dear readers. May you be blessed on this holy night. Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Do not be afraid, Marry; you have…
Captian's Log Ramblings About Vampires and Their Gods 23 Dec 2021 So, a wild thought came into my head: Who are the gods of the vampires? That is, if vampires have a culture, what are the ideals that they strive for?…
Captian's Log Yellow 22 Dec 2021 "Many called [Mr. Wilde] insane, but I knew him to be as sane as I was. . . . 'I am not mentally weak; my mind is as healthy as…