The Old Tin Shed

Ok, this is going to be long,  As with everything on this blog, it is my opinion, and my slant on history and how I as an individual see the world both now and in the past.  Note I am not taking away from the sacrifice of those men and women who choose to serve in the worlds navies or their dedication and professionalism.  Now I have that out of the way lets start. When one talks of naval power, its is intrinsically linked with trade.  More specifically sea trade.  There has never been a successful nation on earth that has not had sea trade at its foundations.  More specifically that trade by sea is the most efficient way of traveling vast distances.  Naval power or militarized naval power is something of a necessity, to protect your wealth and the wealth of your trading nations.  Pirates and other more aggressive nations will use force to break any type of sea trade. The above is a simplification of what really happens of course, some na...

This topic has been covered in multiple movies over the years, but it is still something that fascinates me.  Most people think it would be great, and yes it has it pros but it also has its cons. On the pro side, you would get to see history, the passing of great vast amounts of time far beyond that of the human experience.  You could gain huge amounts of financial wealth.  Just the fact that you can live longer than everyone else means you can earn for longer.  Wouldn't it be an amazing thing to wake up tomorrow and say "that last century was amazing".  But to me it would be the attraction of seeing massive changes in the world around me.  Living through and experiencing mans development both good and bad.  Not being able to die would mean you could learn so much, experience so much. There is a bad side.  The hardest one I would think to get used to is that everyone you ever know, friends, lovers etc will all die before you.  Even worse ...