Monthly Archives: September 2015

Evolution of a Pokemon player

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Thom

Last night at one of the local Pokemon clubs my son frequents I heard one of his friends complaining that the Pokemon card game is mostly won with money–all you have to do is spend a lot of money for the right … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Janitors: Heroes of the Dustbin, by Tyler Whitesides

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Thom

The final book in Tyler Whitesides’ “Janitors” series is out. “Heroes of the Dustbin” picks up where “Strike of the Sweepers” left off, with Spencer, Daisy, Dez and gang in deep doo-doo. The witches, who they had hoped would set everything … Continue reading →

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Forward to the past

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Thom

I can’t even remember where I read it any more, but someone raised an interesting point about the direction our society has gone. A few hundred years ago people were regularly fighting duels over honor and slights against it. If … Continue reading →

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Could Lindsey have found my number?

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Thom

I believe I’ve said before that Lindsey Stirling has a lot of potential, but for now her music just doesn’t do it for me…yet? Well, she’s getting closer. Granted, this new video of hers is a collaboration in a lot … Continue reading →

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Last surviving 9/11 rescue dog honored

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Thom

After 9/11 around 100 rescue dogs helped look for survivors, and then for remains. Bretagne, a golden retriever, was one of those, and today is that last one still alive. She was two at the time, and it was her … Continue reading →

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Review: The King’s English

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Thom

My wife and I had some just-us time recently, and after a lunch date downtown we realized we were not far from The King’s English Bookshop. I’d never been there, but my wife was there for a book-signing last year … Continue reading →

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Writing update – September 2015

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Thom

Well, I just completed a significant edit of “The Minstrel of Fallowfield” (still not thrilled with the title, but I’ve got to call it something), the fourth book I wrote. As I feared, it’s much harder to tell what’s missing … Continue reading →

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Tooting my kids’ horns

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Thom

I have awesome kids. Each is very unique, but they’re definitely awesome. This past week has brought a few reminders of that. My oldest, my daughter, started high school this year. She also decided she wanted to learn an instrument … Continue reading →

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Peace through strength (and guts)

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Thom

I came across this interesting article from Europe, quoting statements by a former Georgian defense minister on how Georgia managed to avoid being absorbed by Russia in the 2008 invasion. The minister, Dmitri Shashkin, feels the American response, though late, … Continue reading →

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The wrong side of rhetoric

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Thom

Is there such a thing as “the wrong side of history”? We hear this phrase a lot these days. Jonah Goldberg and Prager University take a closer look at what it means and how seriously we should take it:

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