Stephen L. Thompson

@oneoveralpha (434)

Brookville, Pennsylvania

Joined myLot 9 years ago

I'm a writer of mostly short, scifi stories, but I dabble in other lengths and genres. I'm just checking this out.

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Random Word Post – rebec

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 11 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “rebec – A medieval bowed instrument, somewhat like a violin.” So I went to YouTube...

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Stephen L. Thompson I only listen to music, I can't play anything.

11 May 16

Random Word Post – conterminous

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 1 May 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “conterminous – 1 Having a common boundary line. 2 Having the same...

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Stephen L. Thompson I just looked up coterminous in my dictionary and the definition it had was conterminous. So I guess they are the same.

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Random Word Post – mouton

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 17 Apr 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “mouton – Processed sheepskin dyed and cut to resemble beaver or seal.” I’m not...

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Stephen L. Thompson That makes sense.

17 Apr 16

Random Word Post – Singhalese

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 11 Apr 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “Singhalese – Adjective, Of or pertaining to a group of people in Sri Lanka or to...

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Stephen L. Thompson I guess some percentage of the population of Sri Lanka are Singhalese.

14 Apr 16

Any good April Fool’s jokes?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 1 Apr 16

I don’t get a chance to play that many. Several years ago, I worked the night shift at a convenience store in the deli. The next morning, when my boss came in, I put a rubber glove on my left hand, then put some ketchup in my...

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Stephen L. Thompson I probably laughed more as I set it up than after I did it.

1 Apr 16

This Pi Day, remember William Shanks

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 14 Mar 16

Today is a special Pi Day as 3/14/16 is a good approximation to the value of pi, 3.14159265…. It’s a day for math geeks and for people who like pies to make puns. But today I ask you to remember William Shanks. When I was...

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Stephen L. Thompson I've never tried calculating it, but possibly that same math book I found as a kid had the first 100 digits of pi and started memorizing it. I got out to 20-25 before moving on to something else. Now I only remember the first ten or so.

14 Mar 16

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Was I abducted by aliens?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 13 Mar 16

I was at my computer, just watching videos and stuff, and one minute it was 1:59, and the next it was 3:00! I lost an hour! I didn't see any lights or anything. I guess the aliens are getting sneaky.

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daylight saviings

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Stephen L. Thompson @skysnap That just seems more confusing.

13 Mar 16

Was I abducted by aliens?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 13 Mar 16

I was at my computer, just watching videos and stuff, and one minute it was 1:59, and the next it was 3:00! I lost an hour! I didn't see any lights or anything. I guess the aliens are getting sneaky.

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Stephen L. Thompson Maybe that's just what the aliens want us to think.

13 Mar 16

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Was I abducted by aliens?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 13 Mar 16

I was at my computer, just watching videos and stuff, and one minute it was 1:59, and the next it was 3:00! I lost an hour! I didn't see any lights or anything. I guess the aliens are getting sneaky.

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Stephen L. Thompson An hour.

13 Mar 16

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Do I need to be escorted by cats?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 9 Mar 16

We have a couple outdoor cats. Usually, whenever I go out to do something, one will come running from wherever they are to walk with me. Probably hoping for a treat. Sometimes they’ll walk beside me, but often they’ll walk in...

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Stephen L. Thompson That's terrible.

10 Mar 16

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I’m not sure if I should feel happy or sad about this

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 4 Mar 16

I’ve had a YouTube profile for about five years. I only have a handful of videos, either silly things or me reading some of my stories. My most viewed video was of me reading some stories out of my first book. I uploaded it...

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ghostbusters

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Stephen L. Thompson @andriaperry Yes. I have it, but I'm not an expert on it. I set it up years ago and haven't really done much with it since.

4 Mar 16

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I’m not sure if I should feel happy or sad about this

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 4 Mar 16

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Stephen L. Thompson I think in three years I've made about $2, so I guess the only tip I have is don't do what I do.

4 Mar 16

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Random Word Post – colter

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 29 Feb 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “colter – A blade or disk on the beam of a plow, to cut the sod. From the Latin...

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Stephen L. Thompson Yep.

29 Feb 16

Random Word Post – gimp

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 27 Feb 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “gimp1 – A narrow, flat, ornamental trimming, used for dresses, furniture,...

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Stephen L. Thompson Bring out the gimp!

28 Feb 16

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It seems like there’s a lot of erotica writers on Twitter

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 26 Feb 16

I have a Twitter account that’s mainly for my writing. I try to follow interesting authors. Since I write mostly science fiction, those are the kinds of authors I look for. Hopefully they, or some of their readers/followers...

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Stephen L. Thompson The Fifty Shades ... effect makes sense.

26 Feb 16

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Take or grab?

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 26 Feb 16

I remember one time in college a couple of guys got into a discussion over whether it was “take a shower” or “grab a shower.” The grab guy stated that taking something meant you … took it with you, something you don’t do with a...

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Stephen L. Thompson That makes sense.

26 Feb 16

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Random Word Post – winebibber

Stephen L. Thompson @oneoveralpha (434) • Brookville, Pennsylvania 23 Feb 16

I find a random word by flipping through my 2003 The New Webster’s Concise Dictionary and write a quick – often silly – little post about it. # “winebibber – A person given to excessive drinking of wine.” So, a fancy term for...

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Stephen L. Thompson That's a good point. Pity I don't care for wine.

23 Feb 16

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