Author: tompayne

Jen and Tom “won” Yankees/Mets tickets at an Ohio U silent action. Apparently, when the weather is hot and the beer is cold, official Yankees “Blue and White” cookies are extremely appetizing…...

Tom got this in an email and it reminded him how much he loves Jennifer… —- Touching words from the mouth of babes. What does Love mean? A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers...

Over Memorial Day Weekend, Jen and Tom visited cousin Anne Marie and Bob’s new place at the Jersey Shore. Their visit was overshadowed by an expectant mother duck…...

This is one of Tom’s favorite cartoons. It was originally run in “Pluggers” back in 1993. Tom would refer to it whenever people at work started to take for granted the minor miracles that had become part of the job. It obviously took on deeper meaning after the Challenger...

It’s only three days from the premier of Star Wars – Episode III – Revenge of the Sith…and the geeks are lined up again in front of NYC’s Zigfield Theater. It saddened me to think that this is the last time these geeks will get to assemble in such...

Had to take Jen to the Yankee game to make up…...

Dan got tickets to the Yankee game. Unfortunately, the people at Roche were unaware that Jennifer was such a big fan. There were only enough tickets for Tom, Skull, Jim and Dan. Tom thought of offering his ticket to Jennifer but thought better about it a couple of minutes...

Saw this on a cab top…...

Every couple of years, Tom can convince Jennifer that McSorley’s Olde Ale House really is a wonderful place. Even more incredibly, we need to get on line at 7am to insure a seat. And don’t think we even consider drinking at that hour!...

Apparently, everyone in New York…even the most jaded urbanites…had to visit the Gates at some point. So too, our heros made a day of it with Tom’s parents and Jen’s cousins, Bobby and Danielle....