Author Archives: Thom

The Mediator

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Thom

If you don’t like religion, turn back now. Boyd K. Packer, one of the leaders of my church, and someone we revered as a modern-day apostle of Christ, died recently. He served in the Church for more than the length … Continue reading →

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Space is full of empty

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Thom

Most of the models of the solar system you’ve seen are…greatly abbreviated. There is a lot of space between planets, and our solar system is…huge. The planets themselves are quite tiny. This is what I learned/recalled from this visualization from Josh … Continue reading →

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Leaving Las Vegas

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Thom

I’ve never been a fan of Las Vegas. That’s probably because, up until last week, I’ve only ever experienced The Strip. I spent most of last week in Vegas, but I got to see an entirely different side of the city … Continue reading →

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I’m a writer, not a reader

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Thom

The writer running the short story competition posted an update on it today. He was evidently expecting more entries–55 so far–but expects there will be a surge in entries on the last day. Wait a second…expecting?! Sure enough, he’s listing … Continue reading →

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Writing update: …and we’re done!

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Thom

“The Merchant Prince” turned out to be one I had to drag across the finish line. Finishing the climax came about the same time as a bunch of craziness at work and home, and finding time, motivation, and inspiration became difficult … Continue reading →

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Some things were meant to be

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Thom

“We have a giant robot. You have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen.” An American robotics maker has challenged a Japanese robotics maker to a duel. American company Megabot will pit its Megabot Mk. II against Suidobashi … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a successful Kickstarter

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Thom

A while back I mentioned Michael J. Sullivan’s Kickstarter campaign to finance the printing of a third book in his Riyria Chronicles series. He wanted to come out with one more book before the publisher begins releasing his new series … Continue reading →

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Is this who we are?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Thom

I’m getting increasingly frustrated with my Facebook feed. I’m trying to behave myself and not express beliefs that might cause others offense, and if I do I try to do so in a thoughtful manner in a longer post that … Continue reading →

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Is dignity granted, inherent, or achieved?

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Thom

“No matter what they take from me, the can’t take away my dignity…”  – Whitney Houston, “The Greatest Love of All” I’m a little disappointed with George Takei. On his Facebook feed, at least, he’s generally taken the high, humorous … Continue reading →

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Sacrilege! This must not stand!

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Thom

The new version of Bubble Wrap won’t pop! And while that’s all well and good for us poppers, the cost of sending this things around is just too high. The new and improved form of bubble wrap will ship as … Continue reading →

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