Author Archives: Thom
This has been a test…
To begin with, I should add my usual disclaimer. I will be discussing religion and my personal beliefs here. If this makes you uncomfortable or angry, please skip this post and come back some other time. As most of the … Continue reading
A Touch of the surreal, a moment of beauty
One of the main gripes I have about the Internet is that it’s hard to find something if you don’t know what it is you’re looking for, unlike in a physical store or library where you can browse whatever is … Continue reading
Grade inflation
The other day, while on a website for a company I do regular business with, I was prompted to give feedback on my assigned representative. It was your typical zero-to-five-star scale measuring a handful of different aspects of the service … Continue reading
Offended into surrendering freedom
Of the many things that concern me about the current political environment, one thing that worries me most is the erosion of our freedom of speech. People have become so afraid of being offended that they’re demanding it be taken … Continue reading
A new appreciation for (sports) heroes
It’s pretty much expected that you’ll have sports heroes as a kid. But I never did. Oh, I knew about them. I knew who everyone else got excited about. But I never had any posters on my walls, and I … Continue reading
I come to bury Mando, not to praise him
Okay, the title has nothing to do with the content of this post, really, other than I intend to evaluate Disney’s new streaming series The Mandalorian. I just thought I’d flex my extensive knowledge of literature. I’ve got to get … Continue reading
You’re not the boss of us
Editor’s Note: I wrote this (obviously) over a year ago, but felt nervous about posting it while things were still so heated, and left it as a draft. Well, re-reading this today I’ve decided it’s worth posting anyway, as things … Continue reading
When a galaxy just isn’t big enough
(Spoiler Alert for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker and other movies in the Star Wars universe (and Marvel)) I’m about a month late, but I finally saw “Rise of Skywalker.” I hadn’t been all that interested in seeing it, to … Continue reading