by Kevin Thom | Jul 2, 2006 | Personal, Random Thoughts
My pirate name is: Captain Davy Flint Even though there’s no legal rank on a pirate ship, everyone recognizes you’re the one in charge. Like the rock flint, you’re hard and sharp. But, also like flint, you’re easily chipped, and sparky. Arr!...
by Kevin Thom | Jun 16, 2006 | Random Thoughts
For no reason at all, the word Australopithecus keeps popping into my head. I didn’t really know what an Australopithecus was, but it didn’t stop it from invading my head. I googled it, and found out that it’s a family of upright-walking primates...
by Kevin Thom | Jun 10, 2006 | BS Detector, General, Personal, Random Thoughts
We are expected to believe a lot of things in our daily lives, much of which is patently untrue. For instance, turn on the TV for a few minutes and the lies will smack you in the face. I was watching a new Burger King commercial showing guys chasing around a...
by Kevin Thom | May 18, 2006 | Photography, Random Thoughts
Subject matter may be cliché, but style should never be.
by Kevin Thom | May 11, 2006 | Random Thoughts
The list of things that seperates us from the animals is shrinking. They’ve discovered that birds have grammar to their language, sheep can recognize the faces of other sheep, and dolphins have names and even refer to each other in the third person. “Wow,...
by Kevin Thom | May 11, 2006 | Random Thoughts
I heard an interview with a professor from the States who specializes in the physics of superheroes. He has calculated that for Superman to leap tall buildings (1/8 mile high) in a single bound, he would have to attain an initial velocity of 140mph by exerting 6000...
