Pre-space scientists would have considered our colonization of Independence to be a remote possibility. You see, Tau Aurigae is a G8 III, a yellow star whose surface is cooler than Earth’s sun. But she is a giant star, one that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Revolutionary War was a long and hard fight. It was not really a revolution of course. We did not overthrow the English government. War of Independence is more accurate, but everybody knows it as the Revolution. Possibly that is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve read a lot of crazy studies focused on Persia’s Iranian days. The problem they still have is that some people think the stuff the Iranian regimes did reflects the true culture of Persia. You know that’s like saying that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Our oldest religions teach that God created the universe, and all life in it. That He created us in His image. They say that is why all life is so similar to ours. Other people theorize that an older race[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
During the Revolutionary War my family was Tory. We remained loyal to England. Mostly. We did very little real fighting though. We were merchants after all. And we were not named Hurst. The elements of my family that survived in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Persia went through some real changes back in the 2000s. For one, they got rid of the name Iran. Iranian fanatics did enough crazy stuff during the Islamic Jihad that the Persian Revolution wanted nothing to do with that name[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Everywhere we go, we find life that is compatible with us, that has the same basic genetic code. Worlds we can live on are far more common and far more hospitable than pre-space scientists suggested. Why? Why are the Aliens[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Wolfenheim Project was a giant leap for us. A new colony expedition, not supported by any major government. Funded by a single family in fact. Of course they were bigger than most families, and better connected. But most of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1775, Reverend Clark and Deacon Parker of Lexington changed the world. Clark welcomed John Hancock and Samuel Adams into his home when the British occupied Boston. Parker organized the town militia in front of their church. And when the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Persia’s had a long life as civilizations go. Thousands of years. They’ve seen lots of nations, lots of faiths, and lots of people flow through them. And while others have conquered their land, nobody ever really conquered the people. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…