Author Archives: Thom
The end of the season
As of last night my career as a coach is over. For now at least. My youngest son’s team had their last game, collected their trophies (everyone gets one), and said their goodbyes. I have mixed feelings. The season went … Continue reading
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Kids and confidence
A little confidence can go a long way with children. My kids are no exception, of course. But my middle child manages to surprise me sometimes. He’s the kid with a gift for the mechanical. His brain is geared to … Continue reading
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Web Wanderings: Moving to the Falklands
Lately I’ve been doing some research on the Falkland Islands (long story I’ll perhaps tell sometime). In the process I’ve been stumbling across some interesting websites. One of those is FalklandWool.net. On the site the wife tells the story of … Continue reading
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Ray Bradbury – 1920-2012
There is a scene in the Disney film version of Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” that burrowed deep into my psyche when I first watched it as a teen. Mr. Dark, a carnival operator who feeds on human … Continue reading
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Power to the people
The power went out at work yesterday. Well, partly out. They have a generator that runs some of the circuits, so many of us could still use our computers. I also sit near a window, so I had light enough … Continue reading
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Coaches can learn, too
If there is one thing I hate, it’s sitting in traffic. If there’s one thing I hate worse, it’s sitting in traffic knowing I’m supposed to be somewhere already. That’s where I was tonight at 5:30 pm. My baseball team … Continue reading
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Kids and water
What is it with kids and water? Friday night for our family night the kids wanted to go outside and play in the sprinklers. We compromised. I held the hose and sprayed so that I could make sure the water … Continue reading
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Canine forgiveness
We could learn a few things from dogs. Like the art of quick forgiveness. Last night I turned around to leave a room the same time as our dog Sofie got up to leave the room with me. As a … Continue reading
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Web Wandering: Nolwenn Leroy
One unintended use of YouTube is as a music sharing platform. I’ve found that many of the songs I’d like to listen to once in a while can be found there, sometimes as an actual music video, sometimes with custom-edited … Continue reading
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Frodo failed
Over the holiday weekend I watched the final Lord of the Rings movie with my kids (who I made have to listen to me read the book to them last year before I’d let them watch the movies). After listening … Continue reading
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