Author Archives: Thom
The end of tolerance and diversity?
As some of you may have heard, Orson Scott Card’s classic novel “Ender’s Game” has been made into a movie, releasing this winter. You may also have heard that there is a movement to boycott the movie because of Card’s … Continue reading
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I hope she’s right
I am one of those anxiously watching to see how battle for the retail book business is going to shake out. It’s hard to choose a favorite when the two combatants are Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I’m not generally … Continue reading
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The teacher paid like a sports star
We’ve heard it or seen the sentiment before: Wouldn’t it be great if teachers were paid like sports stars? While I agree with that sentiment to a degree (I’d prefer only the really good ones be paid that, and there are some … Continue reading
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Stupid American tricks
We Americans have a lot of rights and freedoms that citizens of many other countries don’t enjoy. One of those is the freedom to criticize and insult our own country (or anyone else’s, for that matter). After all, we’re only … Continue reading
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Mommy and daddy wars
Since reading Dr. Helen Smith’s book I’ve decided to take a step forward from merely feeling frustrated at the anti-male sentiment in society to calling people out on it. After reading this article on a local news site I thought I had … Continue reading
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Some kind of -topia
I regularly hear about “social engineering”, in both positive and negative connotations. The idea, however, seems to be to improve society. At the same time I see society growing increasingly permissive, relaxing mores, and discarding traditions, and I can’t help … Continue reading
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The Fence – Part Two
Not all of my vacation was fun and games. I also started work on the next phase of the Great Fence Project. We have a gravel strip that runs along side our garage to the back yard. We don’t now … Continue reading
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Photography – Currant Creek, Uintah Mountains
Though I wouldn’t let my brother pressure me into things or anything (though he’s a good brother, so I ought to be obliging now and then), here are some pictures of our family’s recent camping trip. Yes, a picture is … Continue reading
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The Great Outdoors – 2013 Edition
In my long-standing tradition of telling you about my trips only after I’ve gone on them, my family and I went camping last week. We spent three days up in the Uintah mountains next to Currant Creek reservoir. Of course … Continue reading
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Web Wanderings: Sunny Came Home
I’m not sure what made me remember this song after all these years, but of course they have it on YouTube. I’m not entirely what the song is about–or at least what Shawn Colvin meant it to be a bout–but … Continue reading
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