Author Archives: Thom

I will reluctantly comply with your wishes

I awoke this morning to someone on my Facebook feed insisting I unfriend them if I fit into any of seven categories of people. While I was not surprised by some of the categories, others came as a bit of … Continue reading

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This has been a test…

To begin with, I should add my usual disclaimer. I will be discussing religion and my personal beliefs here. If this makes you uncomfortable or angry, please skip this post and come back some other time. As most of the … Continue reading

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A Touch of the surreal, a moment of beauty

One of the main gripes I have about the Internet is that it’s hard to find something if you don’t know what it is you’re looking for, unlike in a physical store or library where you can browse whatever is … Continue reading

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Grade inflation

The other day, while on a website for a company I do regular business with, I was prompted to give feedback on my assigned representative. It was your typical zero-to-five-star scale measuring a handful of different aspects of the service … Continue reading

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Offended into surrendering freedom

Of the many things that concern me about the current political environment, one thing that worries me most is the erosion of our freedom of speech. People have become so afraid of being offended that they’re demanding it be taken … Continue reading

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A new appreciation for (sports) heroes

It’s pretty much expected that you’ll have sports heroes as a kid. But I never did. Oh, I knew about them. I knew who everyone else got excited about. But I never had any posters on my walls, and I … Continue reading

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I come to bury Mando, not to praise him

Okay, the title has nothing to do with the content of this post, really, other than I intend to evaluate Disney’s new streaming series The Mandalorian. I just thought I’d flex my extensive knowledge of literature. I’ve got to get … Continue reading

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You’re not the boss of us

Editor’s Note: I wrote this (obviously) over a year ago, but felt nervous about posting it while things were still so heated, and left it as a draft. Well, re-reading this today I’ve decided it’s worth posting anyway, as things … Continue reading

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When a galaxy just isn’t big enough

(Spoiler Alert for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and other movies in the Star Wars universe (and Marvel)) I’m about a month late, but I finally saw “Rise of Skywalker.” I hadn’t been all that interested in seeing it, to … Continue reading

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The truth is out there, but is it disappointing?

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