Author Archives: Thom
Turnabout is fair play…
…and good viewing. Derek Hough of “Dancing With the Stars” and “Footloose” fame helped Lindsey Stirling with a music video recently. Looks like she returned the favor. This appears to be Mr. Hough’s first video effort on YouTube, too, which … Continue reading
Road work
The freeway I usually take to work has been under construction for the past half a year or so. When I found out it was coming I was dismayed. There are two main freeways that take you north in Salt … Continue reading
Winners
Here’s a group of boys that won in the much more important game. The idea had to start somewhere, and whomever started it changed a lot of lives for the better. https://youtu.be/vUhCucpRuX8
Goin’ third-party
Trigger warning: I discuss politics here, though mostly on a high level, and without naming names. Popular wisdom is that voting third-party in an election is wasting your vote. I’ve decided that even if that’s true, which it’s not, I … Continue reading
Underwater explosions
Because it’s Friday, here’s some slow-motion underwater explosions. You’re welcome.
Colin Kaepernick
Continuing my series of “Why Should Anyone Care What I Think?”, I thought I’d weigh in on Colin Kaepernick. He’s free to say what he wants. He’s free to protest peacefully however he wants. The team that hired him is … Continue reading
After-conference
**I’m speaking about religious experiences again. If this bothers you, tune in tomorrow for some nice, safe political discussion instead. 😉 ** Every six months, the first weekends of April and October, our church has a general conference for all … Continue reading
Random political thoughts
The Debate: The Debate was pointless. I suppose for those who’ve somehow managed to avoid the headlines for the past year this could be considered a quick summary of “our story so far”, but nothing new came from it. They … Continue reading
Pumpkin spice wars?
I guess I’m out of it, as usual. Is pumpkin spice really becoming so prevalent? I’ve only seen it in a few places. But then I’m not really looking. Anyway, it does make for a good parody…