Tom

I finally ran into my friend Tom. He was on his way out of the deli and I was on the way in. He wasn’t in much of a hurry so he joined me for breakfast - well, my breakfast. He was really glad to see me and we had a nice chat.

Tom’s quite a character. He’s 92-years old. He told me that his doctor said that he had the body of a 40-year old. I’m not sure that’s accurate :-) but other than a bum knee, he gets around pretty well.

Tom has two birds and two cats. He refers to them as his kids. He frequently mentions that one of his cats is half bobcat. Who knows?

He is a Korean (“Conflict”) war veteran, is proud of his service and wears his hat all the time. Last year, it was getting pretty grungy (and kind of stinky). So I bought him a new one. That’s the one he’s wearing today. Do you know how hard it is to get an official vet hat?

In other news…I went to the clinic for my weekly weigh in and have lost 7 lbs. That’s good but a little too fast. I’m not getting enough calories in each day.

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My boss pulled up in his sweet new car this morning and I complimented him on it.
He replied, “Well, if you work hard, set goals, stay determined and put in long hours, I can get an even better one next year.”