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Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Problem Solving

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Thom the Solutions Man

A few weeks ago, when fall temperatures first hit, Thom decided it was time to turn on the radiators. A seasoned dweller of old New York buildings, he showed me where the radiator knobs were located and with some effort, twisted them on. We heard a few mild clangs and a hiss as the steam hit cold metal, but were soon enjoying our warm apartment.

In the middle of the night the clanging returned, this time much louder. It jolted us awake. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts on Problem Solving” →

Thom’s Thursday Thoughts

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Santa Thom
“Boo.”

Following up on last week’s Thom’s Thursday THauntings:

For Halloween, Thom did indeed wear his Santa hat (above). For my costume, he accompanied me across the street to Ricky’s where a long line of procrastinators assembled outside, all hoping to find a last minute costume, all vowing to plan ahead next year. Continue reading “Thom’s Thursday Thoughts” →

An American Bum in Tuscany

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Way back in the spring, Tom and I were both job hunting and he promised me that once he got a new job, he’d take me to Italy. It sounded like a great idea at the time, because shortly after, I got a new job breaking down boxes, which wasn’t great but meant I wasn’t a total bum and two weeks after that, Tom got a new job too. We were both like, “Yeah! New jobs! Let’s go to Italy!”  Continue reading “An American Bum in Tuscany” →

A Proper London Wedding

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The point of our last trip to London was not actually, to waste three perfectly good days, but to attend the wedding of two friends who met at a wedding back in the States. At the time, the groom lived in London and the bride in New York, and so began a whirlwind, short long-distance romance. Does that make sense? Anyway, when you know you know and soon they were engaged. Continue reading “A Proper London Wedding” →

A Surprising Thing I Learned After Moving in Together

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We couldn't have done it without you, IKEA.

I used to think those people who sat alone at Starbucks writing on their laptops were pretentious posers. Now I know: They are people who have recently moved in with someone.

                                                                        – Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City 

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