Author Archives: Thom

And this is what happens when joik and jazz meet. (Hmm… Joik and Jazz. The new Rock and Roll? Well, no, the former is pronounced yoik, so it doesn’t quite work, but still…)

I suppose one good reason for getting to know new people is to open ourselves up to things we might not otherwise discover. Marrying a Finnish woman has certainly exposed me to a whole new world I never knew existed, … Continue reading →

There are people out there voluntarily going through experiments on what it would be like to endure the stress of long missions in enclosed environments preparatory to one day going beyond our own terra-system. Jocelyn Dunn is one of them, … Continue reading →

I do miss singing in an acapella vocal group, and especially the tight harmonies of Barbershop. Our ward choir has begun working on a song recently that just cries out for the Barbershop treatment on several of its progressions. But … Continue reading →

Because I’ve crossed over to the Dark Side, and desire everyone to be miserable like myself, I’m sharing this (Of course you should be able to see what it is and NOT watch it, so I can’t be entirely held … Continue reading →

Much has been made recently of an editorial by Jennifer Lawrence and an article by Alexandra Petri in the Washington Post that claim that women are forced into different speech patterns during business meetings. I find this interesting, because Hollywood … Continue reading →