Let's start this thing off by acknowledging that someone from LBJ Hospital visited my website at 4:41 AM this morning. Since I'm in Dallas, I don't know if Nick was on call last night, but let's all hope that was the case. Cause if someone else from LBJ is checking out the website at that hour, we all need to be very afraid.
Friday
I spent most of the day in Houston. Work was interesting, as I've been cleared to put in the next temporary dialysis catheter. It would be way cool if I can do a few of those to get some experience. Then I went home, packed up my stuff, and sat around for a while. In typical Tommy fashion, I waited until 8 PM to leave for my 9 PM flight out of Hobby Airport. However, this late departure was cause for greatness. Leaving my door at 8 PM put me in Houston's Parking Spot at 8:20, on their shuttle, through TSA security, and at my gate by 8:30 PM. Then I had 15 minutes to read my new book for good measure. How's that for timing in America's fourth largest city? And in looking up the web address for The Parking Spot's hyperlink, I found a 5% off coupon which I will now use this evening. Genius! Upon arriving in Dallas, I chatted with my parents who picked me up and then proceeded to The Zen Bar in Addison for some Apple Martinis and conversation with Adam Manson, Tony Rucker, and Jon Stanley. I sure took a lot of shit for having such a frou frou (pronounced frooouuu frooouuu) beverage, but it really hit the spot and was tasty, so what are you gonna do? Then I went with Adam to meet with some friends at The Outer Marker for a post-firing gathering, which was a mistake, so I went home.
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Saturday
Today began with coffee followed by lying in a raft on the pool. It was The Ticket's Football All the Way Convention in Arlington, so I got some nice radio diversion for a Saturday. Then it was time to watch A&M football and a lovely 31-0 win over Wyoming. Following football was a trip to Houston's the restaurant. This place really is superb. I've never ever had anything on their menu that wasn't outstanding. We had salmon appetizer followed by a crab cake and this Thai noodle salad thing. The highlight of the evening was this exchange initiated by my dad with a neighboring table (consisting of a mom, dad, and two beautiful children):
Tom: If your son had a mustache, he'd look just like his Dad! How did you do that??
Random Table Mom: I'm not really sure...[pointing to her husband]...he did it. And I was asleep.
To which our table burst out in laughter. I almost started crying I was laughing so hard. When the little boy (must have been 3 or 4) saw me laughing, he burst out laughing, maybe harder than I was laughing. Such a rare moment of genius with random people will always get a mention in this here blog. I should have asked the mom for her info to see if she'd like to make other guest appearances here. What an outstanding moment.
The rest of the evening was spent watching the lowly University of Texas Longhorns struggle against the unranked Arkansas Razorbacks. I watched the 4th quarter at Cory Sutker's house in Plano with Tony and Julie Dubin-Sutker. Texas ended up winning, but only by two points--the result of the Arkansas long snapper putting the ball over the punter for a first quarter safety. What a beating.
Sunday
Lazy Sunday. I slept in, woke up, had some coffee, and did the pool thing. Then I watched the Cowboys lose to the Vikings (which really wasn't a bad loss...I thought it was a pretty good game actually), and got on a plane to Houston. Shout out to Southwest Airlines, the greatest airline in the world. And a shout out to The Parking Spot, which is a very cheap and very efficient way to park your car when you go on trips. Now I'm home, my clothes are in their rightful place, the cats have been petted, and it's time for bed.
Friday
I spent most of the day in Houston. Work was interesting, as I've been cleared to put in the next temporary dialysis catheter. It would be way cool if I can do a few of those to get some experience. Then I went home, packed up my stuff, and sat around for a while. In typical Tommy fashion, I waited until 8 PM to leave for my 9 PM flight out of Hobby Airport. However, this late departure was cause for greatness. Leaving my door at 8 PM put me in Houston's Parking Spot at 8:20, on their shuttle, through TSA security, and at my gate by 8:30 PM. Then I had 15 minutes to read my new book for good measure. How's that for timing in America's fourth largest city? And in looking up the web address for The Parking Spot's hyperlink, I found a 5% off coupon which I will now use this evening. Genius! Upon arriving in Dallas, I chatted with my parents who picked me up and then proceeded to The Zen Bar in Addison for some Apple Martinis and conversation with Adam Manson, Tony Rucker, and Jon Stanley. I sure took a lot of shit for having such a frou frou (pronounced frooouuu frooouuu) beverage, but it really hit the spot and was tasty, so what are you gonna do? Then I went with Adam to meet with some friends at The Outer Marker for a post-firing gathering, which was a mistake, so I went home.
>>View the PICTURES<<
Saturday
Today began with coffee followed by lying in a raft on the pool. It was The Ticket's Football All the Way Convention in Arlington, so I got some nice radio diversion for a Saturday. Then it was time to watch A&M football and a lovely 31-0 win over Wyoming. Following football was a trip to Houston's the restaurant. This place really is superb. I've never ever had anything on their menu that wasn't outstanding. We had salmon appetizer followed by a crab cake and this Thai noodle salad thing. The highlight of the evening was this exchange initiated by my dad with a neighboring table (consisting of a mom, dad, and two beautiful children):
Tom: If your son had a mustache, he'd look just like his Dad! How did you do that??
Random Table Mom: I'm not really sure...[pointing to her husband]...he did it. And I was asleep.
To which our table burst out in laughter. I almost started crying I was laughing so hard. When the little boy (must have been 3 or 4) saw me laughing, he burst out laughing, maybe harder than I was laughing. Such a rare moment of genius with random people will always get a mention in this here blog. I should have asked the mom for her info to see if she'd like to make other guest appearances here. What an outstanding moment.
The rest of the evening was spent watching the lowly University of Texas Longhorns struggle against the unranked Arkansas Razorbacks. I watched the 4th quarter at Cory Sutker's house in Plano with Tony and Julie Dubin-Sutker. Texas ended up winning, but only by two points--the result of the Arkansas long snapper putting the ball over the punter for a first quarter safety. What a beating.
Sunday
Lazy Sunday. I slept in, woke up, had some coffee, and did the pool thing. Then I watched the Cowboys lose to the Vikings (which really wasn't a bad loss...I thought it was a pretty good game actually), and got on a plane to Houston. Shout out to Southwest Airlines, the greatest airline in the world. And a shout out to The Parking Spot, which is a very cheap and very efficient way to park your car when you go on trips. Now I'm home, my clothes are in their rightful place, the cats have been petted, and it's time for bed.
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