Gholas and the Eternal Golden Braid

On September 30, 2025, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University announced they had developed functional eggs from human skin cells. Immediately, I thought of Frank Herbert’s gholas. Duncan Idaho is the most-reborn man in Dune. From his first appearance on Arrakis, he is marked as archetype: Swordmaster of Ginaz, sensual, loyal, utterly alive. (JasonContinue reading “Gholas and the Eternal Golden Braid”

VISUALIZATION

I have covered this is other posts >here< and >here< but give the importance of visualization in weapons training, I thought it useful to revisit the topic. The eight basic suburi are kata that anyone can practice solo. To my way of thinking, the most effective way to learn the pattern is to ensure theContinue reading “VISUALIZATION”

Soylent Green

Soylent Green, based on a Harry Harrison novel [1], was released in 1973 and set in the distant future of 2022! This dystopian future is one ruined by overpopulation and ecological destruction.[2] The plot revolves around a murder investigation that leads to the discovery of a corporate report, “Soylent Oceanographic Survey Report, 2015–2019” that concludesContinue reading “Soylent Green”