Author Archives: Thom

I didn’t expect much from my reading this year. After setting a record of 35 books in one year last year, I figured dropping my Audible.com account would mean I’d read at least twelve fewer books this year. I never … Continue reading →

This last week I went to San Francisco with my two boys for the Pokémon 2016 World Championships. The two have been working toward this for nearly a year since they watched the 2015 World Championships streaming video from Boston … Continue reading →

Okay, Studio C, you got me with this one:

I’ve long suspected that traffic would flow faster if people would relax and stop acting like it’s NASCAR.

Donald Trump claimed recently that if Hillary wins the election it’s because it’s rigged. Considering what’s been happening since then I can’t help but wonder if he’s right–and he’s in on it. Some people have been saying this for months, … Continue reading →

I really shouldn’t admire celebrities, as more often than not I end up disappointed, either by their behavior or my own lack of finding out more about them first. But I’ve yet to see anything yet to suggest that Novak … Continue reading →

We’ve lived in our current house for five years, nearly. Among the fruit trees we inherited are two apricot trees. When I first looked the house while house-hunting they had apricots on them. Since we moved in there have been … Continue reading →

I came across an interesting column in the Washington Post today, title “I rejected my parents’ WASP values. Now I see we need them more than ever.” In it Pamela Constable discusses her life growing up with privilege, her rejection … Continue reading →

Life is getting in the way too much at the moment. I think I need to step away from everything for a while reevaluate what I’m doing. Until then, I’m not going to be posting, or very intermittently.