Tom is Away

prepping the house for some labor day bbq action.

I would ask people to explain the reasoning behind carrying a leash on your shoulder–but not attaching it to your dog in any way– while walking the dog, but the truth is, any explanation you give would probably just make me think you’re stupid.

draft completed, time to prep the pork butt.

getting ready for a Phillies tailgate. With any luck, I’ll sell a few copies of the book today.

1-2 days (probably) away from finishing the (not-quite) final draft of wrestling book. (maybe).

home cooked dinner, movie, ice cream. not so bad.

running low on time for an awesome fantasy football team name. no good ideas this year.

which is the more surprising detail in this story?

- Jon Runyan managed to find a 25 acre property in Mt. Laurel
- Jon Runyan used a bizarre loophole to get out of paying most of his property taxes
- Even using the loophole, his property taxes exceeded $57,000 last year

Color photos from Russia, 100 years ago

Phillies playoff tickets purchased.
already thinking about selling them to get my money back.

reading “Road Dogs” by Elmore Leonard.

today’s icebreaker-type question was “why did you decided to enroll at Temple?” The most popular answer, by far: location/nice campus.

Things sure have changed since I was in high school.

last minute prep to get ready for school tomorrow

haven’t updated my careerbuilder.com profile in 5 years, and have never benefitted from it in any way, but I still get the emails. Today’s suggestions, based on my provided info (Master’s Degree, two years teaching experience) are the following:

Helper — “The Helper rides on garbage truck and assists Driver in providing prompt, courteous and complete waste removal for residential customers.”

Swing Driver — ” The Swing Driver provides route coverage in the absence of regularly assigned driver and ensures prompt, courteous and complete waste removal for residential and commercial customers.”

spoiled by fall-like weather, struggling today.

also, the guy who tried to steal my wife on the dance floor is much less of a realistic threat than John LeClair, I think.

5 book sales made at the wedding reception– good thing I went.

On the way to mom’s wedding.

school starts in two days. not prepared.

if the cookie is shaped like an apple, does it count as a fruit?