Thursday, February 21, 2002

I think its time for a stupidtom mailbag because I keep referring to emails. I have had a couple of concerns about the content changing as I leave the ambulance business. I guess my answer is yes. The one thing that will never go away is my fascination with freaks because I am one of them. People will still make me want to beat them and because of our current legal system this is the best way for me to get that job done.   I also have a feeling that I’m going to have some of the OLD WEST get under my skin right away. I found out this morning that it is Rodeo Days this week in Tucson and the kids get out of school early for this. As I attempt to help my children assimilate I know my fat ass will be dragged to some events that I can’t even imagine. As soon as I get a huge belt buckle somebody shoot me.   Joseph Rickaby. "A great preservative against angry and mutinous thoughts, and all impatience and quarreling, is to have some great business and interest in your mind, which, like a sponge shall suck up your attention and keep you from brooding over what displeases you."  This could be part of my problem.   John Wayne. "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."  Gotta love the Duke.   This could explain my quote fetish.  Anatole France. "When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it." 7:42:58 PM    says you

ATTENTION: I have my first official wandered in from the web “fan” and I have to send you to take a look. The actual smarttom.com isn’t working yet but this link will get you there. As I have always told everyone “you write it, I’ll link it” so here it is. The note that triggered the link:   hey, you don't know me, but you are my inspiration.  Your work has made me decide to get around to designing my own website.  I have yours on a list of links, the first one, too, and i was wondering if you could put my website, www.geegolly.com/smarttom on yours.   SmartTom is not my evil enemy. (possibly Gallant to my Goofus or maybe I’m Bizarro…) We have chosen different paths but it boils down to the need to create. As some of you, my friends, keep pointing out, I use this as therapy. I will not argue that point but even if I just post that my day sucked too hard to write I get a mini-accomplishment rush. It’s the little things. Hey Tom, thanks again for the nice note.   Note to self; all smartass friends who send email blowing me shit will have horrifying stories revealed. 12:19:53 AM    says you