Any flaws in this Egyptian are my own errors. I am not an Egyptologist, just a big fan of both Egypt and languages. Besides, the point is mostly to be funny, not teach you Egyptian grammar. (And yes, ꜥnn is a valid imperative, but it’s funnier this way.) Medjay. What’s this then? rmṯw wpj=tj m rn … Read more
This is the fifth in a series of posts. The story so far: In the beginning … In the end … Entropy Goodness This is a slightly difficult post for a technical reason. In Egyptian thought, mentioning someone or something, saying or writing their name, is a way of giving them life. And I’m gonna … Read more
This is the fourth in a series. The story so far: In the beginning … In the end … Entropy Before we talk about the bad guys, let’s talk a bit about the force they oppose: ma’at1. Ma’at An old catchphrase attributed to Superman is “truth, justice, and the American way.” Well, ma’at can be … Read more
This is the third post in a series. The story so far: In the beginning … In the end … Thermodynamics was, for me, one of the most obnoxious parts of the physics curriculum. I hated it. Partly because it’s mathematically very different from a lot of other physics (and no, I don’t want to … Read more
This is the second (but not the last, despite the name) post in a planned series in which I will discuss Ancient Egyptian cosmology and my own musings about the nature of reality, good and evil, and other big questions. For the story so far: “In the beginning …“ Okay, so the myths work for … Read more
Now we look at some of the reasons why the Warren Commission’s conclusion — that Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK, acting alone, not part of any conspiracy (a.k.a. the “Lone Gunman” theory) — is so hotly disputed. I cannot begin to cover every conspiracy theory possibility out there. As I said in a previous post, … Read more