Good morning, everyone! Just a quick check in to remind the world that Tom, and TBT, ain’t dead. Just busy with, you know, real life stuff. I have written a … Continue reading The OBT

More and more it seems, these days, my life is chronicled by what I’ve ordered online as much as anything else. I mean, the second leg of summer basically started … Continue reading Enjoy the Days

Yesterday I categorized the things I do into Covey Quadrants, just for the hell of it. It helps me understand just how much of my time is spent on frivolous … Continue reading Quality Time

I was talking to a man in the store yesterday about self-esteem. Well, actually, we were talking about appliances (those things I sell) which led to a purchase (the purpose … Continue reading Losing ‘Steem

Whenever I know I want to write something, but don’t know what I want to write about, I open my Amazon Photos account and look at recent pics. Why? It … Continue reading Meme Machine

“Most history books focus on the ideas of great thinkers, the bravery of warriors, the charity of saints and the creativity of artists. They have much to tell about the … Continue reading Happiness Is My Jam

It isn’t easy being me. Well, it isn’t easy being anyone, I suppose. It’s hard to be Cheryl, Nate, John, Mary, Rafael, Fatima, or Ebeneezer, too. It’s hard to be … Continue reading Never to Say Its Name Aloud

Kind of a quiet week besides the massive comeback by the Niners to take down my Rams, the winning of the NFC West by the Rams despite that, the Wild … Continue reading Quite Positive, But Still Upbeat

What can I say about 2022 so far? We’re only one week into this new year and already stuff has happened. The anniversary of the January 6th attack on the … Continue reading Get Along

I’d be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the events of this day, one year ago, so I’ll share here what I said on Facebook this morning. Be great humans, earthlings, … Continue reading One Year Ago Today