Author Archives: Thom

I’ve been seeing a lot of jokes and headlines lately at the expense of vegans. I keep telling myself not to be offended. After all, there are some aggressive, even militant, vegans out there that give us all a bad … Continue reading →

Kiruna, Sweden sits atop one of the richest iron deposits in the world, which is its blessing and its curse and its blessing. The ground beneath part of the town of 18,000 is in danger of sinking. But the company that … Continue reading →

I’m continually blown away by the depth, variety and vividness of Brandon Mull’s imagination. It also occurred to me in thinking about this book after finishing it that I should also be more impressed by his writing ability, but he … Continue reading →

On my way to the break room at work yesterday I passed through another section of our department. I saw unexpected movement out of the corner of my eye and noticed the top of someone’s head protruding from their cubicle … Continue reading →

I hear a lot lately that I should check my privilege. So I did, and found this: Now, perhaps the list is cherry-picked, but to hear most feminists go on, you’d think that men had all the advantages across the … Continue reading →

“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” – Westley, “The Princess Bride” Last week President Obama issued the equivalent of a stick (as opposed to a carrot) to bypass the debate on gender identity and privacy … Continue reading →

Stop and think about it for a moment. There are six months left before the Presidential Election. Six. Months. Do we have to keep yammering on about Trumbernillary as if the election was tomorrow and this is our LAST CHANCE … Continue reading →

I’ve lived pretty much all of my life in either Idaho or Utah. Evidently I’ve really been missing out. According to AreaVibes.com, those are the top two most boring states in America. As measured by what, you may ask? Using … Continue reading →

People wonder how Donald Trump could possibly become the nominee for president. Well, one hint may be in his recent admission that although his tax plan called for a tax cut for the wealthiest earners in America, the reality of … Continue reading →

A lot of work went into the making of this video to explain entropy and entropic time while showing how things don’t happen. And it uses Billy Joel’s “For the Longest Time”, which is all kinds of awesome. And I … Continue reading →