Tom von Alten
@fortboise.org
I like the e.g.: Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader. I mean, aren't we all? Retired engineer s/w dev, writer, bicyclist, former newspaper boy.
A comment started "With gas prices at an all time high..."
Which, ah, they're not. (Nor are they $2/gal)
It was $2-ish in 2016. And 2020.
The amazing thing: adjusted for inflation, it's been mostly flat for half a century.
Which, ah, they're not. (Nor are they $2/gal)
It was $2-ish in 2016. And 2020.
The amazing thing: adjusted for inflation, it's been mostly flat for half a century.
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A comment started "With gas prices at an all time high..."
Which, ah, they're not. (Nor are they $2/gal)
It was $2-ish in 2016. And 2020.
The amazing thing: adjusted for inflation, it's been mostly flat for half a century.
Which, ah, they're not. (Nor are they $2/gal)
It was $2-ish in 2016. And 2020.
The amazing thing: adjusted for inflation, it's been mostly flat for half a century.
That late November feeling
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
That late November feeling
On the verge of collecting that foregone hour back to MDT, my annual sunrise graphic (for Boise, ID) shows "the cliff" is near. With more darkness to enjoy the penultimate full moon of 2025.
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
On the verge of collecting that foregone hour back to MDT, my annual sunrise graphic (for Boise, ID) shows "the cliff" is near. With more darkness to enjoy the penultimate full moon of 2025.
Tidying up images languishing in \temp, I came across this evergreen item from a forgotten NYT news quiz.
October 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Tidying up images languishing in \temp, I came across this evergreen item from a forgotten NYT news quiz.
That ADL datagraphic! "Right-wing" in 3 of the top 4 categories, with the "other" still larger than "Left wing."
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
That ADL datagraphic! "Right-wing" in 3 of the top 4 categories, with the "other" still larger than "Left wing."
Not sure why you'd want to portray yourself this way, but ok
August 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Not sure why you'd want to portray yourself this way, but ok
Mostly, I'm thinking WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER PSYCHOPATH
June 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Mostly, I'm thinking WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER PSYCHOPATH
Osprey waiting for breakfast to swim by in the Boise River
June 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Osprey waiting for breakfast to swim by in the Boise River
Headline says "SLASHES", datagraphic says TARIFFS ARE A TAX, up from zero to THIRTY PERCENT since mad king Donold started his Black Knight trade war.
May 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Headline says "SLASHES", datagraphic says TARIFFS ARE A TAX, up from zero to THIRTY PERCENT since mad king Donold started his Black Knight trade war.
Donald Trump is a failure. As a businessman, president, leader, oath-taker, as a human being.
It's becoming obvious to all but the deeply credulous, and complicit.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
It's becoming obvious to all but the deeply credulous, and complicit.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
May 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Donald Trump is a failure. As a businessman, president, leader, oath-taker, as a human being.
It's becoming obvious to all but the deeply credulous, and complicit.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
It's becoming obvious to all but the deeply credulous, and complicit.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
On the one hand, a bobble-headed clown laughing as his boss blows up the economy. On the other, we are all Jake Tapper now
April 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
On the one hand, a bobble-headed clown laughing as his boss blows up the economy. On the other, we are all Jake Tapper now
Wisconsin really responded to Elon Musk's campaigning. This image from the NYT interactive, www.nytimes.com/interactive/... shows e.v.e.r.y. county shifted blue.
April 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Wisconsin really responded to Elon Musk's campaigning. This image from the NYT interactive, www.nytimes.com/interactive/... shows e.v.e.r.y. county shifted blue.
TFW you didn't get all the required reading done in time for the final exam
March 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
TFW you didn't get all the required reading done in time for the final exam
Found it! Feb. 2010. Can't find my backstory. The connection might have been made in a phone call. Might've journaled in pen and ink.
January 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Found it! Feb. 2010. Can't find my backstory. The connection might have been made in a phone call. Might've journaled in pen and ink.
"The history of failed nominations reminds us just how far some of these people fall below any reasonable standard."
And every Republican Senator is all
And every Republican Senator is all
January 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"The history of failed nominations reminds us just how far some of these people fall below any reasonable standard."
And every Republican Senator is all
And every Republican Senator is all
You may wonder - may I bring my SLEDGEHAMMER in my carry-on?
You may not.
You may not.
January 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
You may wonder - may I bring my SLEDGEHAMMER in my carry-on?
You may not.
You may not.
Best honkin bumper sticker evar
January 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Best honkin bumper sticker evar
Highlight from the high point of my day
December 31, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Highlight from the high point of my day
