Author Archives: Thom
Yay! I made some money!
You may have noticed that I do a fair number of book reviews. You may even have noticed that I link to where the books I review are available on Amazon. Yes, I have an Amazon affiliate account. For no … Continue reading
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When we’re helping we’re happy
Children in our church are taught a song that starts out, “When we’re helping, we’re happy.” If I needed convincing of that, the last two sundays would have done the trick. Within our church boundaries is a retirement home. We … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
I’ve been hearing about this book for some time. It’s a favorite of the Writing Excuses guys. It’s been mentioned in a few other places from time to time. So I decided when I got my Audible.com account I’d get … Continue reading
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In the cool–cool–cool of the evening…
A friend of mine likes to quote an old “Peanuts” comic strip where Linus comes across Charlie Brown smacking his head against a wall. Linus asks Charlie Brown (How come we never just call him Charlie?) why he’s doing that, … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Runaway King, by Jennifer A. Nielsen
This is the second book in a series. My review on book one: The False Prince, can be found here. My family loved The False Prince, the first book in this series. It’s one of the few books we’ve all … Continue reading
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The Court of social media opinion
It’s come to be known as “social shaming”. It’s when people attempt to shame someone for their bad behavior by posting it online. In some cases it goes viral, with millions of people finding out and engaging in the shaming. … Continue reading
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Nothing to see here
I had a great weekend. I got a lot of things done, did some fun things, and has some great experiences. What didn’t I do? Write a blog post for today. Sorry. You took a lower priority. Grief counselors are … Continue reading
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Killing characters
George R. R. Martin is famous for brutally killing characters, as witnessed by the recent uproar over “The Red Wedding” in the television version of “The Game of Thrones”, in which he killed off several characters. He couldn’t be happier … Continue reading
Up on the housetop
It can be a little disconcerting to have roofers working on your house. The first evening (they worked until sundown) they were stripping off the old shingles and replacing damaged decking. We had a fair bit of water damage, which … Continue reading
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Geocaching
Last night with the cub scouts we went geocaching. One of the leaders is fairly active in it and knows lots of good spots. If you don’t know what it is, geocaching is a game you can play with your … Continue reading
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