Into the breach

And so begins the Warrior Poet blog. I don't know where exactly this will go but I have stepped into the breach. I will start with one of my favorite quotes, the first of which inspired the name of this blog and comes from one of the best movies for any lover of freedom, especially those with Scottish roots, Braveheart:

"In the year of our Lord 1314, patriots of Scotland, starving and outnumbered, charged the fields of Bannockburn. They fought like warrior poets. They fought like Scotsmen. And won their freedom."

Part of this blog will be about fighting for freedom, even if the odds seem long. I draw comfort from those starving Scotsmen on the fields of Bannockburn 700 years ago. We all have the choice to choose to fight and struggle for freedom for ourselves and others no matter the odds. As a self-described Renaissance man, however, I cannot confine myself to only the freedom fight. There is so much amazing stuff out there, and so if you follow this blog you might come across musings on history, philosophy, science, fiction, poetry, or the meanings of life. With so many opinions, I probably am going to contradict myself every once in awhile, so I will end my first post with another of my favorite quotes, this from the Renaissance man American poet, Walt Whitman:

"Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)"

So let the multitudes fly.