Author Archives: Thom
Beware the meta-cheese
There is one distinct disadvantage to audio books. You don’t get to see how things are spelled, or how the words are arranged in a sentence, and sometimes that can make all the difference in understanding. The reader’s particular accent … Continue reading
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I guess this might be bragging
Today was an interesting day at work. I had conversations with two different people from the team I was hired into when I started with my current employer two years ago. Neither of them are happy where they are. One … Continue reading
Liberal Arts
I’ve moved from “The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean” to a recorded lecture series on the Renaissance. One of the initial lectures discusses the roots of the Renaissance as a reaction against the Middle Ages in returning … Continue reading
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How things change
When I was young there were a fair number of people who were convinced that Dungeons and Dragons was evil and encouraged devil-worship. I have no idea what my parents thought about it. My only attempt at D&D when I … Continue reading
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Early computer games
Recently my daughter bought a Texas Instruments calculator for school. That reminded me of my brother-in-law’s calculator that he used to have for college. His was programmable, and he would often program it to play “Lunar Lander”. The calculator would … Continue reading
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B+ (Day Five)
So, what am I going to enthuse about today?
You!
No, not the person reading over your shoulder. You. Chances are if you’re reading this you’re a friend of mine. And, quite frankly, I don’t give my friends enough credit. Continue reading
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B+ (Day Four)
People are incredibly clever. We’re always coming up with new things to do and experience. For example, sidewalk chalk art is cool enough, but lately people have been figuring out how to make it look 3-D. Who came up with … Continue reading
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B+ (Day Three)
What shall I be positive about today? Good music. After last week’s unfortunate slog I decided that I absolutely had to start this week off better. So I even set aside my audio book and just listened to music on … Continue reading
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B+ (Day Two)
I’m often complaining about my house and the various projects it forces upon me. I find myself wishing the lawn didn’t always need mowing, or the garage floor wouldn’t get so messy. Or the shed wouldn’t get so cluttered. In … Continue reading
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B+ (Day One)
The last week or two I’ve been really struggling with a lot of things, but mostly they boiled down to this: the world stinks. I’ve been over-dosing on the negativity out there, and I decided I’ve had enough. I can’t … Continue reading