The Hour of the Wolf - Introduction

Coming soon to A Scream In The Wilderness, will be a “new” and semi regular feature called The Hour of the Wolf. This feature will be a little different from my other posts which usually deals with history or current news commentary. This new column will deal mainly with my personal observations and opinions and will cover a number of topics.

These topics can and will be everything from political to social events (past and present), maybe debunking some conspiracy theories or some things that just interests me. Yes, as in most of my posts there will be some links to references, but most of the time it will be just my musings, things I feel very strongly about and may be use for extended answers/comments from twitter.

As with any “opinion page”, I WANT to hear your thoughts, your opinions and your comments. These can be expressed in the comment section below each post and I will respond to all INTELLIGENT and THOUGHTFUL posts.

Now, to give credit where credit is due.

I chose the title of the section out of respect for J. Michael Straczynski (JMS), the cast and crew of the T.V. series, Babylon 5 because as those who follow me on twitter (@OldMarine1), I am up early and do most of my writing and thinking during what JMS describes as the “hour of the wolf”.

Just what is the “hour of the wolf”?

“The hour of the wolf is that hour around 3 a.m. when you can't sleep because you're worried about one thing or another.”

Or as Susan Ivanova played by Claudia Christian explains in the title episode.

"Have you ever heard of the hour of the wolf? My father told me about it. It's the time between 3:00 and 4:00 in the morning. You can't sleep, and all you can see is the troubles and the problems and the ways that your life should've gone but didn't. All you can hear is the sound of your own heart. I've been living in the hour of the wolf for seven days, Lyta. Seven days. The wolf and I are now on a first-name basis. In times like this, my father used to take one large glass of vodka before bed. To keep the wolf away, he said. And then he would take three very small drinks of vodka, just in case she had cubs while she was waiting outside. It doesn't work."

Since I don't drink, I use that time to write and research in order to keep the wolf of Socialism and her cubs from destroying the FREEDOM and the greatness of America. And like Susan, I sometimes feel it doesn't/isn't working, but I refuse to give up.

I will ask all to check back periodically to see what's new although I will tweet new posts for your consideration, but until then here are a couple of samples.

http://screaminthewilderness.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-hour-of-wolf.html

http://screaminthewilderness.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-hour-of-wolf-america-and-its.html