Author Archives: Thom
Dropping the ball
As it got closer to Election Day I realized I really had no idea who was running and what they stood for. I don’t like to vote blindly, so I went to the state elections website where they have voter … Continue reading
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Go vote!
Go vote! It’s important! If you don’t, the bad guys win (whomever your personal bad guys may be)! In the mean time, for those of us convinced that Daylight Saving is an evil plot, there is this: I especially like … Continue reading
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Elementary, my dear Sherlock
About a month ago I used a meme-pic of Benedict Cumberbatch as the launching-point do a discussion on rudeness in society. This weekend I saw some of Cumberbatch’s BBC series “Sherlock”, and now I know how he got to be … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin
This book came recommended to me by someone whose taste in movies I’ve already proven, and who I’m finding knows my tastes equally well with books. The story is about A. J. Fikry, curmudgeonly bookstore owner too young to be … Continue reading
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Thinking about Christmas songs
My son is learning the trombone, and I suppose that means they’re also getting ready for a Christmas concert. In any case, I hear “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” around my house frequently. Yesterday after my son stopped practicing, my daughter … Continue reading
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What’s in a name?
I just finished listening to an audio presentation of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, read by an actor currently starring in a TV series called “Sleepy Hollow”, supposedly based on the story. I decided to go find out a bit … Continue reading
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Halloween memories
I wonder what my children will remember about Halloween in ten, twenty or thirty years. Hopefully their memory is better than mine, and hopefully they have better memories. I don’t particularly remember any Halloweens past. I do remember going to … Continue reading
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A real stretch
Sometimes there’s nothing more satisfying than a really good stretch. You know, the kind where a small stretch turns into a bigger stretch, turns into a full-body, work-every-muscle-and-a-few-organs stretch. The kind you wish you could hold forever, or at least … Continue reading
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Friday filler
It’s Friday, I’m feeling a little pensive, but I’ve got nothing on my mind that just has to be said. So, a little music, Maestro! I’ve always wondered if this video was semi-prophetic. It wasn’t long before she went solo. … Continue reading
Method to my madness
And this is why, when I do finally crack, no jury on earth will convict me. Or stop laughing, probably. It won’t be a hung jury so much as a doubled-over-laughing jury.
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