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Happy New Year from the Caswells!

Tom — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:28:22 +0000

I didn’t get around to writing a real year end letter for 2009, but I wanted to at least share a couple pictures. The first one is of my family as most people see us. The second one is more honest. Happy New Year!

Thank You, Mr. Lincoln

Tom — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 04:20:34 +0000

In February of 1995 my mom published an article in the Reader’s Digest called, “Thank You, Mr. Lincoln.” I thought it would be appropriate (although not altogether legal) to share it today. Normally I would just link to readersdigest.com, but apparently they do not maintain any sort of archive of past issues.

For those of you who don’t know, my mom and her family escaped from communist Bulgaria when she was 16 years old. She has written a book about it, but is still looking for a publisher. Anyway, here is the PDF to the Reader’s Digest article. Enjoy it before someone makes me take it down. Happy 200th Birthday, Mr. Lincoln.

I had a beard…

Tom — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:46:11 +0000

I had a beard for the last two weeks, but it got really itchy. So here are some photos and some manly beard quotes. If you are thinking of growing one, go for it. But realize that having a beard takes as much work as not having one (you have to trim it, etc). Unless you are going for a total mountain man look.

Beard quotes from Wikipedia:

“There are two kinds of people in this world that go around beardless â€” boys and women â€” and I am neither one.” -Greek saying

“A kiss without a moustache, is like soup without salt.” – Breton saying

“A man without a moustache is like a cat without a tail.” – Arab Saying

“A woman with a beard looks like a man. A man without a beard looks like a woman.” – Afghan Saying

Vacations vs. Family Trips

Tom — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:12:09 +0000

I just returned from a nice family trip in Southern California. There is definitely a difference between vacations and family trips. A true vacation, as in a rest or a break, would probably not involve kids. I enjoyed reading Justin’s take on The Happiest Place On Earth. It was fun spending time in the sun with Justin and Marion and Dave and their families. We played at the beach/pool and spent a few days at the Disneyland. Legoland was fun too. This time the kids had earned their own money, although somehow it all still came out of my bank account. Anyway, enjoy the photos…
http://flickr.com/photos/caswell_tom/sets/72157605456925458/

Done with weddings

Tom — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:30:53 +0000

I think I have been a really good sport. Two weddings in two months! Luckily all of my brothers and sisters are married now, so I am hoping to not have to attend any more weddings for a while. I’ll defer to Justin’s rant on weddings so I don’t have to write one.