not tricky at all Earl, we just have to go to ur profile, search for all the last posts u did & can see the whole 1145 posts u have done (as of now) one after the another, in the newest post first method.

Ahhh, but if I add a couple of hundred posts and want to go back to it, it will be tricky to find.  Besides, I could always post it in my blog sidebar under works in progress or something like that.  Imagine trying to find something in your 5500+ posts.  Would take days!

I wouldn't even bother.

LOL.

Outline is not fully done yet, sadly.  I have things in the R/W needing my attention, so I figured I'd better post what I have.  It's not all fleshed out yet, but gives a good overview of what I have been thinking:

1.0 Introduction
1.0.1 Why the Norse matter
1.0.2 What this is and is not
1.0.2.1 Attempt to reconnect with Norse ancestry without contamination by modern ideas or ideals.
1.0.2.2 Historical veracity
1.0.2.3  Not Asatru, although could supplement one's beliefs. Scholastic effort to recreate personal awareness and devotions
1.0.2.3.1  Runelore as recorded by the ancients

2.0 The Way of the Gods
2.0.1 Creation and the Yngling Saga
2.0.1.1 Gods invade from Asgard
2.0.1.2 The Aesir and the Vanir
2.0.2 The Poetic Edda
2.0.2.0 Why the Poetic Edda matters
2.0.2.1 The Havamal
2.0.3 Historical records of Odin
2.0.3.1 In Scythia
2.0.3.1.1  Odin becomes a God
2.0.3.2 Conquest of Germania
2.0.3.3 Seat of Power in Scandinavia
2.0.4 Historical records of Freya
2.0.4.1  Last remaining member of the Odin era
2.0.4.2 Cite elusive historical sources
2.0.5 Why Odin and Freya matter
2.0.5.1  Runelore
2.0.5.2  Freya specific magic
2.0.6 Why Thor matters
2.0.6.1 Mjolnir and defender of the weak
2.0.6.2  Embodiment of virtue
2.0.6.3  Did he exist like Odin and Freya?

3.0 The Way of the People
3.0.1 The Song of the Volsungs
3.0.1.0 Sigurd as hero
3.0.1.1 Comparisons to the Nibelungenlied
3.0.1.2  Brynhild's Song
3.0.1.2.0 Valkyrie and shield maiden
3.0.1.2.1 Contrast to the Havamal
3.0.2 The Icelandic Sagas
3.0.2.0 Iceland as the "New World" of its era
3.0.2.0.1 Escape from tyranny
3.0.2.1 Egil's Saga
3.0.2.1.1 Egil's wisdom
3.0.2.2 Njal's Saga
3.0.2.2.1 Njal's wisdom
3.0.2.2.1.1 One of the most important virtues?  (Not in the 9)
3.0.2.3 Laxardal Saga (strong women)
3.0.2.3.1 Unn the Deep Minded
3.0.2.3.2 Gudrun Osvifsdottir
3.0.2.4 The Vinland Sagas
3.0.2.4.0 Summary
3.0.2.4.1 Historical proof of Vinland exploration in USA/Canada
3.0.2.4.1.1 Surviving rune artifacts
3.0.2.4.2 Historical proof in Iceland
3.0.3 Lack of clerical offices
3.0.3.1 Godi
3.0.4 What the people believed
3.0.4.1 Very much a lawful people
3.0.4.1.1 The Althing
3.0.4.1.2 Compensation
3.0.4.1.3 Exile
3.0.4.2  Viking as raider
3.0.4.3 The class system
3.0.4.3.1 Polarized between haves and have-nots
3.0.4.3.1.1 Taking of slaves
3.0.4.2 Contrast to the Nine Noble Virtues of Asatru
3.0.4.2.3 Cite sources for practicality, etc, where demonstrated

4.0 The Devotions of the Norse
4.0.1 Runelore
4.0.1.0 What are the runes?
4.0.1.0.0 Where did they come from?
4.0.1.0.0.1 The sacrifice of Odin
4.0.1.0.0.2 Historical veracity
4.0.1.0.0.3 Beware modern inventions
4.0.1.0.1 Types of different runes
4.0.1.0.1.1 Elder Futhark
4.0.1.0.1.2 Anglo-Saxon
4.0.1.0.1.3 Younger Futhark
4.0.1.0.1.4 The Blank Rune (modern invention!)
4.0.1.0.1.5 Summary of differences in naming and interpretation
4.0.1.0.2 Meanings of the Runes
4.0.1.0.2.1 The Ancient Poems
4.0.1.0.2.2 Differences in meanings between poems
4.0.1.0.2.3 Advantages and disadvantages to modern interpretation
4.0.1.0.2.3.1 Where did all of the assigned values like tree and astrological correspondents come from?
4.0.1.0.3 Medium of the Runes
4.0.1.0.3.1 Wood as medium of choice for divination
4.0.1.0.3.1.1 Cite Tacitus
4.0.1.0.3.2 Use of animal bone in healing
4.0.1.0.3.3 Use of stone in messaging
4.0.1.0.3.4 Embossing in metal (e.g. swords and helms) for protection
4.0.1.0.3.4.1 Script
4.0.1.0.3.4.2 Bindrune
4.0.2.0 Using the runes for divination
4.0.2.0.1 Casting as opposed to scattering
4.0.2.0.2 3 Rune cast described by Tacitus
4.0.2.0.2.1 Invoking the assistance of the Gods
4.0.2.0.2.2 The 3 Rune Cast
4.0.2.0.2.2.1 Example(s)
4.0.2.0.2.3 The Norns
4.0.2.0.3 1 Rune Cast
4.0.2.0.4 Complex rune casts
4.0.2.0.4.1 Modern practice like the tarot?
4.0.2.0.5 Purification and cleansing?
4.0.2.0.5.1 Modern practice
4.0.2.0.5.2 Example of Egil Skallagrimsson
4.0.3.0 Using the runes in magic
4.0.3.0.1 Runescript and Engraving/embossing
4.0.3.0.2 Galdr (chanting)
4.0.3.0.1.1 Grettir the Strong
4.0.3.0.1.2 Connection to Galdrastafir
4.0.3.0.3 Galdrastafir
4.0.3.0.3.0 Bindrunes
4.0.3.0.3.1 Historical source (listed on Sunnyway as 16th century source)
4.0.2 Seidr
4.0.2.1  Freya-centric magic
4.0.2.1.1 Femalecentric magic
4.0.2.1.2 Norse Trance Magic
4.0.2.1.2.1 Oracle like nature
4.0.2.1.2.2 Volvas/Seeress
4.0.2.1.3 Control of elemental forces
4.0.2.1.4 Shapeshifting
4.0.2.1.5 Methods lost in antiquity

4.0.3 Sacrifice
4.0.3.1 Historical human and animal sacrifice
4.0.3.1.0 Presented only in completeness of viewpoint of Pre-Christian Scandinavia
 These practices are illegal and discouraged
 Always comply with local and national law and moral soundness
4.0.3.2 Historical example of feast/celebration
4.0.3.2.1 Mead as gift of the Gods
4.0.3.2.2 Contrast to Asatru

5.0 Conclusion/Summary
5.0.1  Need to think about this!