Author Archives: Thom

Looking back, it seems like I’ve been a bit negative this week. That may have been a by-product of some heavy pressure at work. One of our team is in the Army Reserve, and is being mobilized to go to … Continue reading →

No wonder my daughter is freaking out about high school. It’s not high school itself that’s got her worried. It’s how her choices in high school will impact her ability to go to college. They started early on this school … Continue reading →

What relevance does the State of the Union Address have any more? It’s just more political theater in which everyone cheers for their guy and (mostly) resists booing the others’ guy. It’s a chance to see how good a president is … Continue reading →

It’s no secret that Disney is hard on parents. To be a Disney protagonist you have to have lost one or both of your parents, and chances if you still have one of them alive they will be clueless and … Continue reading →

Okay, we’ve become accustomed to Hollywood crowding themselves into their risk-averse corner and producing mainly remakes, reboots, and movies from popular novels. But evidently TV, which in recent years has been the only place left to go for original, risk-taking … Continue reading →

Something I read recently mentioned the movie “Gone Girl”, which I knew nothing about. So I looked it up in Wikipedia, which is a great tool for finding out the plots of movies without ever having to waste my time … Continue reading →

I recently read “Yes, Please!” by Amy Poehler. Mostly she just convinced me that I really am weird. Granted, she is a comedian, and comedians can’t seem to resist being “edgy and original” by always swearing and talking about sex–just … Continue reading →

This is an odd piece which turned out to be largely personal psychotherapy. I’ll understand if you don’t really want to go wandering through my mind with me. It’s kinda dark and scary in there and, as mentioned, there are … Continue reading →