Author Archives: Thom

Virtual reality is still fake

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Thom

Over the weekend I spent a morning hiking in the mountains, enjoying the last of the fall colors. I live in Utah, which will never be a serious contender with New England for “Best Places to View Fall Foliage” but … Continue reading →

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Dog Lake

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Thom

The kids had a couple days off from school this week, so I took today off work. We all headed up Millcreek Canyon to the Big Water Trail up to Dog Lake. We figured we’ve got the dog, they’ve got … Continue reading →

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Time travel

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Thom

I don’t think YouTube knows what to do with me. Every time I go there they present me with a page full of recommendations based on what they think I like. If I click on one of those links and … Continue reading →

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Thank you for the start

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Thom

Four years ago The Piano Guys were still trying to get off the ground. They were selling pianos by day and making videos by night–and not getting where they wanted to be with either. The took a chance on their … Continue reading →

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Aspirations: Stone skipping

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Thom

I love skipping rocks, but this guy, Kurt Steiner, takes it to a whole new level. He’s the current world record holder, with 88 skips. But clearly even the experts don’t get it right all the time. And, not surprisingly, … Continue reading →

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Be still my soul

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Thom

Just because… Perhaps my most favorite hymn of all time, made only more poignant by my having married a Finn, and having visited the beautiful country that inspired the tune. This is a gorgeous arrangement.

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Wisdom vs. Ageism

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Thom

Gandalf was old. Dumbledore was old. Obi Wan Kenobi was old. Curly in City Slickers was old. It seems in our literature and entertainment, at least, we equate wisdom with age. Even in our Sunday comics the guru at the … Continue reading →

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The reactionary life

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Thom

It would make for interesting performance art to put someone on a street corner and have them shout out the things posted on people’s Facebook feeds. Interesting in the way a Westboro Baptist Church protestor or a street prophet of questionable … Continue reading →

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Disnefication

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Thom

I know that it’s a running gag now of how Disney is going to ruin Star Wars. But this is pretty darn good…and almost makes me want to see it!

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The happiest place on earth?

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Thom

We have a big, energetic dog who likes to chase things. We also have yard that is limited in how much room there is to chase things. Fortunately we have a dog park not far from our house. We’ve begun … Continue reading →

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