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.
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.
Happy Veterans Day.
November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Happy Veterans Day.
Happy 250th Birthday, USMC!
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Happy 250th Birthday, USMC!
The three-season/smoking room is coming along nicely:
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The three-season/smoking room is coming along nicely:
Lethality, you say?
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Lethality, you say?
Why not go for broke?
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Why not go for broke?
Wait until he decides to do a monorail:
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Wait until he decides to do a monorail:
Location/Status update: Find me here:
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Location/Status update: Find me here:
Everything just got better.
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Everything just got better.
When you drive 500 miles but have this waiting for you at the end of the day:
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
When you drive 500 miles but have this waiting for you at the end of the day:
Hahaha. Got tickets to see Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Anthrax together not once but twice next year. It’ll be a nice end of Summer/start of Fall.
November 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Hahaha. Got tickets to see Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Anthrax together not once but twice next year. It’ll be a nice end of Summer/start of Fall.
Have a great day.
October 31, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Have a great day.
Finally finished this one today.
“All products of human endeavor, he (Clausewitz) noted in a letter written in his early twenties, carry within themselves the elements of their own destruction.” P. 150.
“All products of human endeavor, he (Clausewitz) noted in a letter written in his early twenties, carry within themselves the elements of their own destruction.” P. 150.
October 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Finally finished this one today.
“All products of human endeavor, he (Clausewitz) noted in a letter written in his early twenties, carry within themselves the elements of their own destruction.” P. 150.
“All products of human endeavor, he (Clausewitz) noted in a letter written in his early twenties, carry within themselves the elements of their own destruction.” P. 150.
It’s that time of year again….
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s that time of year again….
Paret, “Understanding War,” P. 204.
October 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Paret, “Understanding War,” P. 204.
Footnote, P. 166 of Paret’s “Understanding War”. Where does the line start to encourage @teaandtactics.bsky.social to publish a translation and commentary on the poetry of Clausewitz?
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Footnote, P. 166 of Paret’s “Understanding War”. Where does the line start to encourage @teaandtactics.bsky.social to publish a translation and commentary on the poetry of Clausewitz?
Still hoping for an MSS….
October 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Still hoping for an MSS….
‘In life the absolute — whether total violence in war or the state’s unlimited drive for power — is usually limited both by innate and by external forces, a reduction that is realistic and beneficial for the state and society.’ P. 176.
October 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
‘In life the absolute — whether total violence in war or the state’s unlimited drive for power — is usually limited both by innate and by external forces, a reduction that is realistic and beneficial for the state and society.’ P. 176.
Great article. Did you say “lethality”?
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Great article. Did you say “lethality”?
This is a Smilodon skull. Liking or wearing it means that you (like me) are unfortunately a Nashville hockey fan.
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is a Smilodon skull. Liking or wearing it means that you (like me) are unfortunately a Nashville hockey fan.
“Genius” according to Clausewitz, as written by Paret, P. 165.
October 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
“Genius” according to Clausewitz, as written by Paret, P. 165.
Big Linus fan here.
October 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Big Linus fan here.
Back in a bit. If you need me I’ll be listening to the new Sabaton album and will thus be temporarily unavailable.
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Back in a bit. If you need me I’ll be listening to the new Sabaton album and will thus be temporarily unavailable.