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Best of 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Tom Garrett

News flash: I’m not as prolific a blogger as I used to be. The first couple of years of the Axis of Ego saw me post at least once a week.  Usually twice.  Sometimes more. Those days are lonnnnnnng gone.  This is only … Continue reading →

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Timely Movie Review: The Last Jedi

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Tom Garrett

I’m proud to say that I made it to The Last Jedi spoiler-free. But I did collect one bit of relevant information prior to seeing it.  I saw that the Rotten Tomatoes score was a strong 93%, with a robust sample size … Continue reading →

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Real Americans

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Tom Garrett

I’m not going to address this past weekend’s events specifically.  There are already hundreds of columns covering every aspect of what happened in Charlottesville (and what is happening, to a lesser extent, in Seattle and Richmond and elsewhere). Instead, I’d … Continue reading →

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Let Me Tell You About Sundays

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Tom Garrett

Let me tell you about Sundays. Sundays are terrific.  You can run errands or be lazy.  You can go to church or sleep in.  You can watch a game or read a book.  You can eat brunch or work out. … Continue reading →

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Let’s All Make Fun of Tom’s Brackets (2017 Edition)

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Tom Garrett

I don’t know anything about college basketball. But I accept that fact now. The turning point was hearing that Cal State Bakersfield finished in first place in the WAC this year.  Cal State Bakersfield?!?  The WAC?!? A hurried online search … Continue reading →

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Best of 2016

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Tom Garrett

Happy New Year! Since today is (observed as) New Year’s Day, I thought I would go through the usual motions of curating the best material I generated in 2016 and putting it all in one post. 2016 included a fairly … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I Learned in 2016

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Tom Garrett

2016 was a . . . well, it was definitely a year. I learned a lot this year, though! Yes, 2016 provided some terrific opportunities for learning—sometimes via the proverbial “hard way.” Here, in no particular order, are some of … Continue reading →

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Let’s Look at Some Pictures of Puppies

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Tom Garrett

2016 has been a rough year in nearly every way imaginable. I wish that I could say things are looking up.  Yet, I find my customary optimism waning as even foreseeable events (particularly one in November) have the potential to … Continue reading →

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Revivalism is Here to Save the Internet

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Tom Garrett

I thought I understood podcasting.  Then I listened to Revivalism: Busk. The series, from Goat Rodeo DC, a Washington-based audio and podcast network, follows a cross-country road trip that explores a fading but distinctive sliver of American culture: Professional street musicians, … Continue reading →

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Timely Movie Review: The Force Awakens

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Tom Garrett

We’ve all seen it by now, right? With this week’s blu-ray / digital release of The Force Awakens indicating that a reasonable time has elapsed, and since nobody else in the world has written anything online about Episode VII, I … Continue reading →

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