Category Archives: Childhood

 

The Commodore 64, Rocky Horror, and losing his virginity

Sir Thomas, a young man, and a budding programmer was overjoyed when for his birthday he got a computer upgrade from the Vic-20 to the Commodore 64. He elaborately weaved a fantasy world and tried […]

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The Vic-20 and the 80’s

At this time young Thomas, now in his teens and now embarking upon his regent as “Sir Thomas” was now propelled further into the future of innovation. For his birthday he received the Commodore Vic […]

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Dream of Druidry

Another bizarre dream young Thomas was mesmerized by. He was on a open very misty moor. He was surrounded by several white robed Druids gathered around a fire in a megalithic stone circle. Incantations were […]

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Dream of French Witchery

That night, he was awoken by a bad dream. He woke up in a sweat. He smelled ash, smoke, and cinder. He vaguely remembered people speaking French, a riot of them, holding pitchforks and clubs. […]

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Latin, French, and Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Young Thomas became obsessed with foreign languages, attempting to teach himself these different dialects – most of which he failed at with comprehension and pronunciation. This frustrated him dearly. He became excited that when he […]

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Learning Programming with the TRS-80

Young Thomas was now enrolled in his first Computer Basics class, in the 6th grade. He was first introduced to this piece of modern scientific wizardry with the TRS-80 computer system. He became addicted and […]

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Ouija Boards and Witchcraft

Now that they were living in the desert, far away from the haunted Wykagyl Terrace mansion, there were no more ghosts and ghastlies wandering around their home. Young Thomas missed having ghosts in his house. […]

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Magic Shows; Tunnels and Trolls

For Christmas, young Thomas got a Tunnels and Trolls game set to play with. Adding this to his already established addiction of Dungeons and Dragons consumed much of young Thomas’ life with fantasy role playing, […]

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Dungeons and Dragons

For his birthday, young Thomas got a Dungeons and Dragons game set to play with. Much of his thirst for wizardry and fantasy was quenched. He could now escape into imaginary realms, battling dragons and […]

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Visions in the Desert of Isis and Osiris

Just 9 years old … Young Sir Thomas, still a child, would wander on many quests … frequently in the fields where he was growing up. An arrid desert, sage brush and tumbleweeds … this […]

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