
I once thought I was dating a guy who was strangely prim yet chivalrous. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Musicals”

I once thought I was dating a guy who was strangely prim yet chivalrous. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Musicals”

On the morning of Monday November 11, 2013, Tom and I chatted online. Continue reading “All I Want for Valentine’s Day is an Indian Buffet”

Perhaps all this traveling with Tom has made me soft. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Thailand, Part 2”

We were originally planning to go to Australia. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Thailand”

Last night, in preparation for the new Star Wars movie, Tom re-watched “Star Wars: A New Hope,” something he’d been looking forward to for weeks but hadn’t been able to find the time to do. But apparently I talked “too much” during the first thirty minutes and he felt the experience was “ruined.” Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on the Perfect Christmas Gift”
Tom is not a morning person. And this morning was particularly hard: he had to wake up at 6:30AM for an 8:30AM meeting downtown.

Tom has very little to say on illness, except that one shouldn’t blog.
“But I have to write ‘Thom’s Thursday Thoughts!'”
“Oh God,” Tom said, “You’re sick. Give it a rest. Just be like, ‘The Betty is down.'”
So the Betty is down. But I’ll leave you with a photo of the delicious grilled cheese, bacon and tomato sandwich (tomato soup not pictured) Tom made for me.


Greetings from Arlington, VA where Tom* and I are spending Thanksgiving with Tom’s parents and siblings.
“I have to write Thom’s Thursday Thoughts,” I announced this morning at breakfast. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thanksgiving Thoughts”

As you can tell from the photo above, yesterday’s ride to our anniversary dinner was filled with mutual love and romance.
It almost didn’t happen that way because we were running late and I couldn’t decide what to wear. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Anniversaries”

Today marks our two-year anniversary.
I spent the morning on the phone. First with the New York State of Health to set straight some issues about my eligibility for health insurance. Since I was fired, things on that front have gotten a bit complicated. Continue reading “The Terrible Twos Doesn’t Just Affect Toddlers”