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Tom

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My Interests

Music:

Me, Linkin Park, Vertical Horizon, P.O.D., King's X, Hoobastank, JoyDrop, Tara Slone, Hybrid, Queensryche, The Police, Sting, Jacky Dustin, Evanescence, Jimi Hendrix, and your mother. Did I mention your mother?

Movies:

Hundred Percent (By writer/director Eric Koyanagi), Star Wars 4, 5 & 6, Grosse Pointe Blank, Dumb & Dumber, The Shining, and The Sure Thing.

Television:

CSI(the original), The Food Network, TVLand.

Books:

"Last Night A DJ Saved My Life," "Atlas Shrugged," "The Art Of War," "Interview With The Vampire," "The Vampire Lestat," and "Queen Of The Damned."

My Blog

Chicago Marathon 2007

I ran the Chicago Marathon yesterday.  It was close to 90 degrees. One person collapsed and died, 350 needed medical attention on-site, and there are still some hospitalized.  It got so bad ...
Posted by Tom on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 11:46:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 30-31, 2006

"If an enemy in close proximity remains quiet, they are relying on their tactical occupation of ravines. If while far off they challenge you to battle, they want you to advance because they occupy ea...
Posted by Tom on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:04:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 29, 2006

"Therefore, the superior militarist strikes while schemes are being laid."Chapter 3: "Planning the Attack"Sun Tzu
Posted by Tom on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:46:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 28, 2006

"When the general regards his troops as young children, they will advance into the deepest valleys with him. When he regards the troops as his beloved children, they will be willing to die for him."C...
Posted by Tom on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 06:31:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 27, 2006

"Whoever occupies the battleground first and awaits the enemy will be at ease; Whoever occupies the battleground afterward and must race to the conflict will be fatigued. Thus one who excels at warfa...
Posted by Tom on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 09:18:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 26, 2006

"The strategy for employing the military is: Do not approach high mountains; Do not confront those who have hills behind them. Do not pursue feigned retreats. Do not attack animated troops. Do not ...
Posted by Tom on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:29:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 25, 2006

"If the enemy is in great numbers with strict discipline in the ranks and is about to advance on you, get ahead of him to seize something he cannot afford to lose and he will do your bidding."Chapter ...
Posted by Tom on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 06:22:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 23-24, 2006

"The pinnacle of military deployment should appear formless. If it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it or the wise make plans against it."Chapter 6: "Emptiness and Fullness"Sun T...
Posted by Tom on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 07:18:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 23, 2006

"As a rule, in military operations you need to change tactics a hundred times at every pace, proceeding when you see you can, falling back when you know there is an impasse. To talk about government ...
Posted by Tom on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:10:00 PST

The Art of War Quote for Dec 22, 2006

"Preparedness everywhere means lack everywhere."Chapter 6: "Emptiness and Fullness"Sun Tzu
Posted by Tom on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:09:00 PST