thomas the grim 🏴☠️
@thomasthegrim.bsky.social
Peanuts, cigar, watch, metal (music), history, planning, and strategy enthusiast. Ardently contrarian. Views my own. Follow/Repost/Comment ≠ endorsement.
Went to Waffle House with a friend today. My check was $18 so I gave her $40 and asked for $4 back. She got confused and asked about it. I said, “An $18 tip on an $18 bill; it’s 100%.” She was shocked and REALLY thanked me. I said, “It’s Christmas and you earned it.” Best gift I’ll give this year.
December 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Went to Waffle House with a friend today. My check was $18 so I gave her $40 and asked for $4 back. She got confused and asked about it. I said, “An $18 tip on an $18 bill; it’s 100%.” She was shocked and REALLY thanked me. I said, “It’s Christmas and you earned it.” Best gift I’ll give this year.
Seasons’s Greetings.
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Seasons’s Greetings.
‘Tis the solstice.
December 21, 2025 at 10:11 AM
‘Tis the solstice.
Hahaha. Yes. Get to see my favorite band again next year.
December 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hahaha. Yes. Get to see my favorite band again next year.
A journey through Melville’s classic….
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
A journey through Melville’s classic….
Peanuts advent calendar caught my mood perfectly:
December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Peanuts advent calendar caught my mood perfectly:
A fair question.
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
A fair question.
Hahaha. Yes. Just got a ticket to see Cheap Trick next year.
December 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Hahaha. Yes. Just got a ticket to see Cheap Trick next year.
If you were to spend a month overseas on vacation which book would you choose of these four? NOTE: I haven’t read any of them previously; all were impulse buys and have been on my TBR stack for 2-5 years.
December 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you were to spend a month overseas on vacation which book would you choose of these four? NOTE: I haven’t read any of them previously; all were impulse buys and have been on my TBR stack for 2-5 years.
Hockey time now:
November 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Hockey time now:
From the house of my parents.
November 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
From the house of my parents.
Actually decorated for Yule this year…
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Actually decorated for Yule this year…
‘Clausewitz maintained the conduct of war could not be directed by knowledge of principles, insisting that the critical strategic factor in war is the matter of the balance of political determination, not military force. To think otherwise… is to… encourage self-delusion.’ P. 188-189.
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
‘Clausewitz maintained the conduct of war could not be directed by knowledge of principles, insisting that the critical strategic factor in war is the matter of the balance of political determination, not military force. To think otherwise… is to… encourage self-delusion.’ P. 188-189.
Sad day in metal. From IG:
November 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sad day in metal. From IG:
2 cents? Have I got an offer for you:
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
2 cents? Have I got an offer for you:
Still working on this:
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Still working on this:
Go Smashville.
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Go Smashville.
Going to be a great Summer. After seeing them in Tampa this year I’ll get to see AC/DC and TPR twice next year.
November 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Going to be a great Summer. After seeing them in Tampa this year I’ll get to see AC/DC and TPR twice next year.