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Rod Thorn

@rodthorn.bsky.social

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I’m a writer and consultant: books, plays, screenplays, essays, songs, speeches. I’m a progressive blue voter trying to improve the world and myself. substack.com/@rodthorn

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 7h

May the 4th be with you, sir! I look forward to calling you Mr. Mayor.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 7h

Pretzel nuts.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 1d

The Dodgers should NOT go to the White House. Just go to the governor’s mansion, see Newsom, celebrate their, and with a parade. #worldseries

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 1d

I’d give the MVP to Yamamoto. #WorldSeries

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 3d

You may be wondering, what is The Wise Ash? Didn’t he just change the name of his Substack from Things We Carry to Personal Histories? Yes, I did. If you read this Substack essay you'll know why I’m changing it again, hopefully for good.
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What's In A Name?

From Things We Carry to Personal Histories to The Wise Ash

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 9d

Well, at least one does.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes I can see them. There are a group of names that show up in the trees of a few of my matches. I think those names contain the names I’m looking for. Just don’t know which ones.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 9d

Ancestry.com says I’m 22% Scandinavian on my mom’s side. Her mom was adopted and spent her childhood in Iowa/Minnesota/South Dakota where many Scandinavians settled in the 1800s. I see DNA matches of people who also have large % of Scandinavian and I wish I could find her birth parents through them.

Ancestry | Family Tree, Genealogy & Family History Records

Ancestry® helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world's largest collection of online family history records makes it easy to trace your lineage.

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 12d

I think the Democratic Party should start taking bids for the future demolition of Trump’s ballroom and the restoration of the East Wing to its prior state. Same with the Rose Garden.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for reading more of my personal history and the impact it's had on me. Now I want to read about YOURS!

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The Humanity of Robots

Attention must be paid

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 16d

Ohtani is otherworldly. What he’s doing is remarkable. He is a once in a generation talent. #Dodgers #Ohtani

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 16d

Sickening

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 18d

Some news: My daughter, Sarah Thorn, is in this new play by Tom Hanks (yes THAT Tom Hanks) playing at The Shed in NYC until Dec. 21. Hasn’t opened yet, but tickets will go fast so get ‘em now!

And get @hanks coffee while you’re at it. Every penny made goes to supporting our troops.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 22d

Saw this guy “living” it up today with cards, whiskey and a cigar.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 24d

Welcome to Personal Histories. New name, new post, same guy. Thanks for your support.

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Tales from the Hearth

Personal histories of everyday people living extraordinary lives

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 24d

This indictment is Trump using a childish playground retort: “I'm rubber, you're glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you!.”

James Indictment Mirrors Her Civil Case Against Trump in Miniature www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/n... via @NYTimes

James Indictment Mirrors Her Civil Case Against Trump in Miniature

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 24d

Release the Epstein files!

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 27d

Can you turn down the guy in the Oval Office?

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 29d

Someone must have spiked the Yankees drinks in Toronto.

Actually, Toronto is just better.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 29d

Saw this 1954 Ford Crestline Skyliner in a parking lot today. I talked to the owner. Apparently it was a limited-production model that had a transparent, blue-green tinted Plexiglas "bubble top" over the front two-thirds of the roof. Red interior. Beautiful car. #cars

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · 29d

What’s the story? Two unopened chocolate jello deserts left on the steps of a parking lot. Forgotten? Left for someone?

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · Sep 25

My newest Subsstack essay went up today. Here it is.

open.substack.com/pub/rodthorn...

An Invisible Sun

Hope when the whole day's done

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Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · Sep 24

You were great, counselor.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · Sep 24

Now, instead of boycotting ABC, there needs to be a boycott of all the stations owned by Sinclair and Nextar who aren’t running Jimmy Kimmel’s show. At the very least, there should be a boycott of anything that runs in what was Kimmel’s time slot.

Rod Thorn @rodthorn.bsky.social · Sep 23

At the very least his keys would be taken away and he’d be cut off from consuming any more alcohol.

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