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TnT's Hit Songs From MarsTom's Diner - D.N.A. (feat. Suzanne Vega)Send us a textDa da da da DA da da DA da DA duh DUH duh DAT duh duhIn this week's ep-i-sodeTnT do Suz-anne Ve-gaThe lads go a-ca-pell-a with her hit song Tom's Di-nerIn the midst of their dis-cuss-ion they find their way to Rich-ard Buck-nerWho leaves and tra-vels well as he sings so-lo in the for-estDa da da da DA da da DA da DA duh DUH duh DAT duh duhFrom there they meet with Lu-ka, who is on...
2024-11-1949 min
The Wine Show AustraliaTom Guthrie - Grampians Estate (Grampians)Simon Nash has a great chat with Tom Guthrie about the incredible history of Grampians Estate and the past custodians of the 1878 vines in his vineyard and the wider Great Western area.
@thewineshowaustralia @grampiansestate.winery
2024-09-2933 min
The Grampians Wine PodcastGrampians Estate - Tom GuthrieGrampians Estate
Tom Guthrie from Grampians Estate joins us in this episode to share some of his stories and wines. The Guthrie family have been primary producers in Australia since his Great Grandfathers arrival to Australia in 1847, with the Great Western and Mafeking vineyards, winery and Great Western cellar door being more recent ventures for the Guthrie family.
With a focus on quality, Grampians Estate boutique wines have quite a collection of awards and trophies for their wines. Tune in to Tom as he walks you through some of the current releases.
Wines t...
2022-11-2522 min
The Divorce and Beyond® Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq.The Divorce & Beyond September Headlines Roundup with Susan Guthrie #260Ready to dive into the next installment of our Bonus Divorce & Beyond Headlines Round Up Monthly episode? Of course we had to touch on the cheating scandal surrounding Adam Levine that just broke yesterday. We also share some insights into Valerie Bertinelli's sale of her wedding rings and shoes and the finalization of Dancing with the Stars, Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence's divorce. The ongoing ugly custody battle between Jesse Williams and his ex rounds out our cases as the battling exes are at it again. Susan shares the latest on these cases as well as some insights that migh...
2022-09-2229 minThe Divorce and Beyond® Podcast with Susan Guthrie, Esq.Divorce & Beyond June Headlines Round Up with Susan Guthrie, Esq.Are you ready to dive behind the curtain and unpack the latest high profile divorce cases in our Bonus Divorce & Beyond Headlines Round Up Monthly episode?
Get a behind the scenes look at some celebrity splits, high profile break ups and the stories behind the headlines from the Voice You Can Trust.
In this month's Headline Round-up Susan discusses:
Case Update: Country Singer Sam Hunt and Wife Welcome New Baby Girl Just Weeks After She Withdrew Her Divorce Petition
Actress Busy Phillips Talks About Her Separation and Divorce on Her Podcast
Tom Schwartz and Kat...
2022-06-1633 min
Poetry To Your Ears8 - Ella Sadie GuthrieWelcome to the eighth episode of poetry to your ears podcast! We interview Ella Sadie Guthrie. She is a Brighton-based poet, co-founder of WRIOT collective and Words by the Water poetry night. She writes about love and is releasing her first poetry book this August '22, that is all about her love fantasies with Pete Davidson. You can follow her on Instagram @poetrytoyourears.If you liked the episode, follow our podcast and leave us a comment! Follow our Instagram @poetrytoyourears to read the poems featured in each episode and be...
2022-04-0646 min
Remodel Revolution ShowEps- 351 - Tom Feret with TamlynI asked Tom to visit with us talk about the new stucco drainage system developed by Tamlyn. Having dealt with this issue for many years I was thrilled to see a system in place that finally addressed the common issues with this very good but volatile finish.
2021-07-0822 min
Succeed Through SpeakingHow To Create Your Authentic Business - With Marisa GuthrieTom Bailey, founder of Succeed Through Speaking, interviews Marisa Guthrie.
Marisa Guthrie is a business coach and mentor to small and micro enterprises. A serial entrepreneur, she has set and run several businesses and not for profits including a think tank and a women's business network. Marisa believes that business should be a force for good in our world and is using her skills to put money in the hands of the right people.
Why you've got to check out Marisa's episode:
- Learn how Marisa helps small and micro business owners that are using their business to make a...
2021-06-2809 min
The Influencer Marketing LabTom Augenthaler talks B2B influencer marketingEpisode 24 of the Influencer Marketing Lab - a weekly podcast tracking the growth spurts and growing pains of influencer marketing.This podcast is sponsored by Tagger the data-driven influencer marketing platform and social listening tool.This week Scott Guthrie is in conversation with Tom Augenthaler founder of 551 Media LLC and a B2B influencer marketing pioneer.In this episode we discuss:How B2B Companies can outflank competitors through working with InfluencersHow R&D departments can work with influencers to see how their products will be used 'in the wild'Some of the...
2021-03-3140 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom Special - DST and MoreWe have a special re-release of a story that takes DST to task! Today we continue with the series titled " Dates in Time." The eight stories in this series focucs on something that happend on or around a specific date. Daylight Saving Time and How Was Your Weekend My father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This story is the story, a love story, of Meyer Lasker, a 19-year-old Polish Jew, w...
2021-03-1419 min
Dungeon Master of None140 - Full Frontal Tom BombadilDungeon Master advice served hot and fresh, plus our rule of three wish list. Questions: Do I need to make my party roll some healers? Can I design my own monster for the Shadowfell? Why do the geeks love fascism so much? Is offline one-to-one communication with players a good thing? Is my worldbuilding idea too much for my players to handle? Will you review Against the Giants? What is your advice for getting back into D&D? Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice; Nickel Creek - In the House of Tom Bombadil; G...
2020-10-151h 02
Portfolio Career PodcastHow A Newsletter Turned Into Products and Communities with Tom GuthrieWhat would a remarkable job-matching newsletter look like? Tom Guthrie did just that with onejob. It was born out of his experience helping people trying to find and source primarily Chief of Staff opportunities. Tom grew this newsletter and community, and turned into a material revenue source. Through this network, Tom recently co-founded Propel, a curated network of rising stars who want to build the next big thing as founders or executives. Tom is currently in his second year at Columbia Business School and is also an investor at Rucker Park Capital and Dorm Room Fund.In...
2020-09-0327 min
Portfolio Career Podcast with David NebinskiHow A Newsletter Turned Into Products and Communities with Tom GuthrieWhat would a remarkable job-matching newsletter look like? Tom Guthrie did just that with onejob. It was born out of his experience helping people trying to find and source primarily Chief of Staff opportunities. Tom grew this newsletter and community, and turned into a material revenue source. Through this network, Tom recently co-founded Propel, a curated network of rising stars who want to build the next big thing as founders or executives. Tom is currently in his second year at Columbia Business School and is also an investor at Rucker Park Capital and Dorm Room Fund.In...
2020-09-0327 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - You Had to Be There 002Today we continue the series titled “You Had to Be There.” This series of eight stories emerge from events that start with a traffic stop and conclude with a plan for a funeral . Each narration tells a personal story and conveys a bit of a lesson that can make your day a little better! Today we have two stories. The stories this week are: Story 3 of the series: An interview or two or three Story 4 of the series: We live in a subdivision Books! Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titl...
2017-07-3026 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - You Had to Be There 001Today we begin a new series titled “You Had to Be There.” This series of eight stories emerge from events that start with a traffic stop and conclude with a plan for a funeral. Each narration tells a personal story and conveys a bit of a lesson that can make your day a little better! Today we have two stories. The stories this week are: Story 1 of the series: Drive down Siegen Lane with me Story 2 of the series: Duck Books! Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day...
2017-07-1622 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Just Talking to People 004Today we continue with the series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. The series is titled "Just Talking to People." In this series Tom Cagley Sr reads eight stories which grow out of conversations with people. Sometime those people are strangers and sometimes they are inanimate objects personified. We look forward to your comments and thoughts. Today we have two stories which are When She Was 12 and Blue Valley High School. In the next Tales by Tom we begin a new series titled "It Can Happen to Any of Us." Books...
2017-05-0721 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Just Talking to People 003Today we continue with the series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. The series is titled "Just Talking to People." In this series Tom Cagley Sr reads eight stories which grow out of conversations with people. Sometime those people are strangers and sometimes they are inanimate objects personified. We look forward to your comments and thoughts. Today we have two stories which are Gifts and He Never Worried. Books! Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This...
2017-04-2320 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Just Talking to People 002Today we continue with the series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. The series is titled "Just Talking to People." In this series Tom Cagley Sr reads eight stories which grow out of conversations with people. Sometime those people are strangers and sometimes they are inanimate objects personified. We look forward to your comments and thoughts. Today we have two stories which are One Will Be A Movie and Sand In My Life. Books! Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story...
2017-04-0921 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Just Talking to People 001Today we begin a new series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. The series is titled "Just Talking to People." In this series Tom Cagley Sr reads eight stories which grow out of conversations with people. Sometime those people are strangers and sometimes they are inanimate objects personified. We look forward to your comments and thoughts. Today we have two stories which are Talking to Strangers and The Butterfly Books! Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holoca...
2017-03-2617 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Special Edition - The InterviewThe last time Tom Cagley Sr visited the SPaMCAST Studios in Avon Lake Tom Senior had time to visit Avon Lake TV for Tom Cagley Jr to interview Tom Cagley Sr. The Tom’s discussed Tom Cagley Senior’s his new on a Special edition of Stories From The Kitchen Table (video edition - https://vimeo.com/197804695). Tom’s new book is titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This story, a love story, of Meyer Lasker, a 19-year-old Polish Jew, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. Meyer loses track of his love...
2017-03-1243 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Dates In Time 004Today we continue with the series titled " Dates in Time." The eight stories in this series focucs on something that happend on or around a specific date. When She Was 12 and Blue Valley High School The Tales by Tom will begin a new series titled "Just Talking to People." My father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This story is the story, a love story, of Meyer Lasker, a 19-year-old Polish Jew, who survived...
2017-02-1914 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Dates In Time 003Today we continue with the series titled " Dates in Time." The eight stories in this series focuces on something that happened on or around a specific date. LSU Football Games and Gassman My father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This story is the story, a love story, of Meyer Lasker, a 19-year-old Polish Jew, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. Meyer loses track of his love when she comes to the States. The story...
2017-02-0523 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Dates in Time 002Today we continue with the series titled " Dates in Time." The eight stories in this series focucs on something that happend on or around a specific date. Daylight Saving Time and How Was Your Weekend My father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This story is the story, a love story, of Meyer Lasker, a 19-year-old Polish Jew, who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. Meyer loses track of his love when she comes to the...
2017-01-2219 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Dates in Time 001Today we begin a new series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. This series is titled " Dates in Time." The eight stories in this series focucs on something that happend on or around a specific date. Today we have two stories Watercolor Escapades for Thanksgiving 2015 and Where Were You on That Day Long Ago? My father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust." This story is the story, a love s...
2017-01-0823 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 009Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has nine (originally planned for eight) installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we complete the collec...
2016-11-1413 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 008Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the sto...
2016-11-0118 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 007Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the sto...
2016-10-1623 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Even the Day of My Wedding, PreviewWelcome to Tales By Tom! Today we have a special edition of Tales by Tom announcing the publication of Tom Cagley Senior's new novel, Even the Day of My Wedding: A Love Story Born of the Holocaust. This new story, tells the story of Meyer Lasker who survived the horrors of the Holocaust. At the end of the war, he was relocated to a Displaced Persons camp,met Edith Kohn, fell in love and then were separated. The novel describes the events that transpired next. Today we have a preview and an interview about th...
2016-10-0212 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 006Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the sto...
2016-09-1921 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 005Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the sto...
2016-09-0426 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the sto...
2016-08-2122 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 003Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the sto...
2016-08-0722 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 002Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled “Memories to Live With”. In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series has eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Listen to all eight! Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the stor...
2016-07-2421 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Memories to Live With 001Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we begin a new series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. The series is titled “Memories to Live With.” In this series, Tom explores how events and how we remember those events shape our lives. This series will have eight installments beginning with a story that asks us to thinks of the scars we have and concludes with a story titled “The Water’s Edge.” Each story asks you to look inside yourself and examine the journey you are on! Today, we have two stories, an overview of the two...
2016-07-1021 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - What's Love Got To Do With It 005Welcome to Tales by Tom, short stories and novellas from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. Today we conclude the short story series titled "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Love is the common thread in this series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. As usual, each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
Today we have one last story in this series:
Roots and Promises. It was the title of a Christmas production our church put on. It was what they called a Genesis Musical, but it was more than...
2016-06-1235 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - What's Love Got To Do With It 004Welcome to Tales by Tom, short stories and novellas from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. Today we continue the short story series titled "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Love is the common thread in this series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. As usual, each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
This series will run for ten weeks across 1 more podcasts after this week!
Today we have two stories
I took a flyer. A little offer turned out to be the break they needed.
...
2016-05-2920 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - What's Love Got To Do With It 003Welcome to Tales by Tom, short stories and novellas from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. Today we continue the short story series titled "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Love is the common thread in this series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. As usual, each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
This series will run for ten weeks across 2 more podcasts after this week!
Today we have two stories
Sue Brown's Book. The discovery started so innocently --- at a wedding shower --- with our Huey...
2016-05-1523 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - What's Love Got To Do With It 002Welcome to Tales by Tom, short stories and novellas from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. Today we continue the short story series titled "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Love is the common thread in this series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. As usual, each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
This series will run for ten weeks across 5 podcasts.
Today we have two stories
Continuing the Maureen O'Hara story. For me, it began in 1943. Then it was April 2015, and a stranger called. Then it was...
2016-05-0120 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - What's Love Got To Do With It 001Welcome to Tales by Tom, short stories and novellas from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. Today, we begin a new series of short stories titled "What's Love Got To Do With It?" Love is the common thread in this series of stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr. As usual, each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
This series will run for ten weeks across 5 podcasts.
Today we have two stories
A love story in a different time frame. It's not like I have a writer in my background, but...
2016-04-1718 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Partners For Life 003Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled Partners for Life In this series of stories, Tom develops a group of stories about events and ideas that shape the lives of his protagonists. Each story is thought provoking and just a little bit about real life.
Today we have two stories:Admittedly it was a difficult question. The question was straight up: In your career, what were you? A liar, a cheat, a wailer and be-moaner, someone who could never make a hard decision. Were you passive-aggressive...
2016-04-0320 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Partners For Life 002Today we continue with the series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled Partners for Life In this series of stories, Tom develops a group of stories about events and ideas that shape the lives of his protagonists. Each story is thought provoking and just a little bit about real life.
Today we have two stories
Name your own personal story. I asked some people to put a title to their own life story, maybe what they'd write it on their grave marker.
and
They all took...
2016-03-2020 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Partners For Life 001Today we begin a new series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled Partners for Life In this series of stories, Tom develops a group of stories about events and ideas that shape the lives of his protagonists. Each story is thought to provoke and just a little bit about real life.
Today we have two stories
Does the doctor make a difference? His is only an opinion, right? And generically they call it the medical practice, right? In my case, one doctor who had treated me before said one thing...
2016-03-0621 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Crossing Way Over The Tracks 004Today we continue the short story series titled Crossing Way Over The Tracks. In this series of stories, Tom describes connections and interactions from just across the proverbial tracks to interactions for afar, very afar. . Each story is thought provoking and life affirming. In two weeks we begin a new series titled Partners for Life
Today we have two stories
Long Distance Pocket dialing happens to a lot of people. But this was international ---still accidental, mind you.
and
Seven short tales from the crypt. They are way across the tracks...
2016-02-2124 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Crossing Way Over The Tracks 003Today we continue the short story series titled Crossing Way Over The Tracks. In this series of stories, Tom describes connections and interactions from just across the proverbial tracks to interactions for afar, very afar. . Each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
Today we have two stories
Lost Dog. I panicked when I thought I'd lost Cotton, the aging Chocolate Lab Nick gave me because I was retired and he thought I needed him. I had no idea he had gotten so used to our neighborhood when he got lost one day.
...
2016-02-0719 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Crossing Way Over The Tracks 002Today we continue the short story series titled Crossing Way Over The Tracks. In this series of stories, Tom describes connections and interactions from just across the proverbial tracks to interactions for afar, very afar. . Each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
Today we have two stories
Essen Crossings 2015 I did what the police officer said and got a ticket for the infraction. I spoke to a neighborhood lawyer after reading the law and decided to fight it. But without his help, knowing the vagaries of Louisiana's court systems, I walked away and paid...
2016-01-2424 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Crossing Way Over The Tracks 001Today we begin a new series of short stories from the pen of Tom Cagley Sr titled Crossing Way Over The Tracks. In this series of stories, Tom describes connections and interactions from just across the proverbial tracks to interactions for afar, very afar. Each story is thought provoking and life affirming.
Today we have two stories
The Falcon --- who knew? When a falcon lands in your back yard, what does it portend for your day? Is the arrival of a predator a good sign? I didn't really think about it until the day...
2016-01-1020 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 009Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the ninth installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
Jackie's big birthday party: Again, like with mine, hers was a surprise, too...for being just 60. And it turned out to be more of an experience than anyone expected, especially the limo driver.
Sara took charge: Sometimes...
2015-06-1423 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 008Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the eigth installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
A grandson's wedding in Lake Charles: It would give me a chance to give a toast, but when I listened to the letters Michael and Nadie had written to each other and read from the altar, I knew I...
2015-05-3129 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 007Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the seventh installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
It started out to be just another Wednesday in August: I took the 80th birthday card my wife presented me literally...it was simply a more formal idea than the one from Tampa/St. Pete in 1994 when I was...
2015-05-1825 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 006Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the sixth installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
What a dog can do if you'll let him: Because Nick's dog Cotton has done so much for me, now permanently in my life, I guess, I have passed along a heart-warming story from a Notre Dame classmate from...
2015-05-0319 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 005Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fifth installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
The Gettysburg Address, mine anyway: It was pretty much as close as I could get to the original...and would I have THAT hanging so bald faced in my study anyway. What was the newspaper worth and the 272 famous...
2015-04-1924 min
Tales by TomTales by Tom - Family Affair 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourth installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
Cotton: Nick's dog, Cotton, is on permanent loan to me, we all think, and Cotton needed a new bed. Because I wouldn't want someone else to choose my new bed, I thought Cotton should have that same chance.
2015-04-0518 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Affair 003Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the second installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
The Unseen Wind: When I heard the wind suddenly come up from the southwest that night in April 1951, I knew something bad had happened. It had, indeed, but from tragedy can come a blessing if you let it.
2015-03-2220 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 002Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the second installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
Sara told me she wanted to play in the backyard: I thought it was an usual request for August in Louisiana, but we had time. Later, I wondered how many times could they do this to me? Twice more...
2015-03-0822 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Family Affair 001Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the first installment of Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs. In this series my talks about event in his life that have shaped his life and if you reflect on them the ideas at the core of these event perhaps can influence your life.
This week two stories:
You've aged well: they were the only words she'd said to me for the last 17 years. What had she expected? As it had turned out. I had aged well---i guess, in her negative way of thinking, she'd bet i...
2015-02-2221 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 006Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the sixth and final installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one. Next we begin a new series titled A Family Affair or Two and Some Dogs.
This series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
Flush: A sudden noise within a small enclosed area can be frightening, but a Tootsie Pop could make the pain better.
A Roof over my Head, Visible and Invisible: In the one-page Part One, I finally lived in a house l...
2015-02-0817 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 005Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fifth installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one
This series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
A Story about Afghanistan by a gifted 4th/5th grade class: A 13-page story which I received from the secretary of our graduation class at Notre Dame. It told a poignant story BUT HAD NO WORDS. I copied the pictures and gave them to the class on Tuesday and asked them to think about, just think about, what they...
2015-01-2520 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourth installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one
This series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
Traditions Are Ties That Bind: My scoop won't be yours, but I know six things that have worked in the past for us and might make you believe.
Free Gas: I tell you---pumping gas can be a real experience, like getting panhandled (showing my age. aren't I?),and other disappointments and intrusions. But this would be my...
2015-01-1116 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 003Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the third installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one
This series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
The Real Story ---I mean the real one--- about Adam's and Eve's Pets: It's a story you may never have heard. God sent them three, but in the end they didn't work out. But two others might. Life even then was an attitude.
There Was This Obituary: It's not been in any newspapers, but its passing has...
2014-12-2815 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 002Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the second installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one
This series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
My Fashion Director: In my last four-wall retailing position, she reported to me, along with a hundred or so others. She was unique in every way--- to most everyone and attractive in her own way.
School's Out for Summer: But no reason as a volunteer in the 4th/5th gifted group, I couldn't pose 5 questions before they...
2014-12-1417 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 001Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the first installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one
This new series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
A Guidebook for Life: Children's book that have stood the test of time are usually good guidelines. The Little Engine that Could comes to mind, as does The Three Pigs, even Elf on the Shelf in a more modern arena. There's a moral here at the end, also, how attitude shapes everything we do.
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2014-11-3020 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Knowing Eye 006Welcome to Tales By Tom. Ths is the sixth and final installment of Knowing Eye.
This new series takes a long look at events in Tom Cagle Sr's life. A view with a knowing eye!
This week two stories:
"Forget the Falcon” I heard that a sighting of one of the breed was a bad omen. I didn’t believe the old wives’ tale. Maybe I should have.
“Sara got loose” I have never been more frightened in my life. I had trouble falling asleep for days afterwards, imagining the possibilities.
I enco...
2014-11-1618 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Knowing Eye 005Welcome to Tales By Tom. Ths is the fifth installment of Knowing Eye.
This new series takes a long look at events in Tom Cagle Sr's life. A view with a knowing eye!
This week two stories:
“Do you need a mentor in your life?” You’ll hear what I said. Then you might decide if you had a trusted counselor or teacher in your life. I wonder how many of you had one, not including a parent or relative.
“Then and Now” I was given a book that had been signed by t...
2014-11-0219 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Knowing Eye 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. Ths is the fourth installment of Knowing Eye.
This new series takes a long look at events in Tom Cagle Sr's life. A view with a knowing eye!
This week two stories:
“An old rosary” I have one that I bought while I was in college. Even when not a Catholic, I used to recite the rosary when I ran long distances. Then I received another one that was an antique, a family heirloom
“How far have we come?” I listened to a president’s inaugural address, an...
2014-10-1917 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Knowing Eye 003Welcome to Tales By Tom. Ths is the third installment of Knowing Eye.
This new series takes a long look at events in Tom Cagle Sr's life. A view with a knowing eye!
This week two stories:
“Bangkok has many faces” I’d been there before on business and enjoyed the city, but this time I had an experience, saw a face of Bangkok I wish I could forget.
“The Barber Pole” You hardly see them anymore, but Charlie had a special one and it reminded me of an old expression I heard in...
2014-10-0517 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Knowing Eye 002
Welcome to Tales By Tom. THis is the second installment of Knowing Eye.
This new series takes a long look at events in Tom Cagle Sr's life. A view with a knowing eye!
This week two stories:
“Winning numbers at Keno.” My sister and her husband went to a casino near where they live in Prescott, AZ. They had a lucky day. She played her friend’s numbers and wins when her friend never did.
“Wild Turkeys” I have the original eight decanters and, at long last, that being over 20 year...
2014-09-2120 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Knowing Eye 001Welcome to Tales By Tom. THis is the first installment of Knowing Eye.
This new series takes a long look at events in Tom Cagle Sr's life. A view with a knowing eye!
Story One: “A Scrapper.” My first wife’s best friend can’t face a problem and commits suicide. By her death, she leaves my wife at the time a message which took me decades to figure out.
I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at talesbytom@gmail.com or by voicemail...
2014-09-0724 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Intimate World 006Welcome to Tales By Tom! . Today we present the sixth and final installment of The Intimate World Around Us. This series included twelve stoies in six installments. We will be back in two weeks with a new series!
This podcast includes two stores . . .
The Gettysburg Address. I decided to sell my copy of the New York Tribune dated Saturday, November 21, 1863. The paper, in its wisdom, had buried Lincoln’s immortal 272 words on page two in a middle column in the middle of the page. I packed it up with great care and sent it to my r...
2014-08-2419 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Intimate World 005Welcome to Tales By Tom! . Today we present the fifth installment of The Intimate World Around Us. This series includes twelve stoies in six installments.
This podcast includes two stores . . .
Castoffs. The best one is stress, of course, but this story is about other things you might want to get rid of…the operative word is MIGHT.
Messages from the wall of 115 Sorin Hall my junior year at Notre Dame. Yes, I did write them as you will see, but surely not on the plaster itself so the Hall Prefect, a priest himself name...
2014-08-1019 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Intimate World 004Welcome to Tales By Tom! . Today we present the fourth installment of The Intimate World Around Us. This series includes twelve stoies in six installments.
This podcast includes two stores . . .
What goes around comes around. What I trained to be in college I could not be…my choice. But I listened to my heart, demonstrated patience I didn’t know I had and ended up doing what I had always wanted to do since I was in high school.
It was a great loss. I had to go through it and it was painfu...
2014-07-2716 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Intimate World 003Welcome to Tales By Tom! . Today we present the third installment of The Intimate World Around Us. This series includes twelve stoies in six installments.
This podcast includes two stores . . .
The Turtle---a young girl’s voice. I wrote this in the voice of a ten-year-old girl. She’s the narrator. See how I did using people and a pet I knew in real life.
She thought I was someone else…a case of mistaken identity. This is story #200, and it happened at just the right point in this series of stories. The lady, flying j...
2014-07-1319 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Intimate World 002Welcome to Tales By Tom! . Today we present the second installment of The Intimate World Around Us. This series includes twelve stoies in six installments.
This podcast includes two stores . . .
Three cheers for the inner man. I have always had an active life in terms of exercise---it’s who I am and am glad of it. Suddenly it all stopped and I was crushed.
We turned right. We are creatures of habit, and it is funny (and sad) when we have gone down a road and turned one way so many times---then follow the sa...
2014-06-2919 minTales by TomTales By Tom - Intimate World 001Welcome to Tales By Tom! . Today we we begin a series titled The Intimate World Around Us. This series includes twelve stoies in six installments.
This podcast includes two stores . . .
Early Lust. There’s not much to add to the title except to say that I was young, I wasn’t expecting it, and I had a hard time going to sleep once I got home.
What to say to someone who’s dying. In here is a brief actual story I was involved in plus some advice I solicited for everyone’s benefit. T...
2014-06-1518 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 007Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we conclude "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes two stores . . .
Finding a home for an orphan. This is not a story out of Charles Dickens. Instead, it’s a happy story about a “thing” I had for years. I couldn’t find a place for it is my home no matter how hard I tried. Then we came back to Baton Rouge—and bells and whistles went off. Turned out they were coming from...
2014-06-0120 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 006Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the third installment of "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes two new stories:
My ancestor has his say. He had to have been a tough 14-year-old. When asked, after he landed in these British colonies, he told the “gatekeepers” all he knew…and we are who we are because of him.
I would have been tempted if I’d had Twitter. What would I have said to my bosses...
2014-05-1823 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 005Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the fifth installment of "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes a single story:
That first job, remember? I asked a few people this question---friends, old employers, a teacher, some of my children and a Holocaust survivor. They seem to have learned a lot.
New Book!
Recently my father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, I Was Your Son: A Troubled Journey. The book is...
2014-05-0418 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the fourth installment of "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes two new stories:
The old sawbuck. When my father died in 1979, he left me a dollar. I never saw it but I still have the $5 bill he’d given me in 1952.
Bourbon in the hot tub. We became friends over his store’s wine selection. He gave me some good advice and ended up taking it himself.
...
2014-04-2018 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 003Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with the third installment of "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes two new stories:
Doodleedoo is what I do. And you? I have always doodled, sometimes on paper and sometimes in my head, like my son, Nick. My last doodle of note was before a BCS Bowl game. How about you?
When did you first hear your own voice? As a volunteer at a middle school, I helped “eng...
2014-04-0620 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 002Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we continue with "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes a single story . . .
Always the Optimist. You may have heard this from me in one way or another but I think it has a better title now than it ever did---because it’s who I am---and what I thought the blessing meant.
New Book!
Recently my father, Tom Cagley Sr published a new book titled, I Was Your...
2014-03-2320 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Take It To Heart 001Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we begin a new set of stories. This set of stories is titled "Take It To Heart." In this series my father will make you cry, laugh, reflect and maybe even provoke you.
This podcast includes the first two stories in the collection. The two stories are:
This war’s invisible wound. For Philip Brooks it was much more than a bad dream, and in his case it was one he’d never wake up from. Could I have helped?
Autographs. I’ve collected a few over the years...
2014-03-0922 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 013Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the concluding installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome.” From a numbering perspective this is installment 13.
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: Charlie and Cal reconnect, Charlied has an affair with Amber, leaves Rhoda , returns to Rhoda...
2014-02-2318 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 012Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the twelfth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: After reconnecting as a family, Charlie calls telling Cal he has returned to Rhoda.
This instalment: Cal goes to the ann...
2014-02-0924 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 011Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the eleventh installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: Charlie and Cal play golf and visit an Irish pub afterwards. Charlie tells his brother that his “affair” with Amber is over. Char...
2014-01-2626 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 010Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the tenth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: Charlie and Cal play golf and visit an Irish pub afterwards. Charlie tells his brother that his “affair” with Amber is over. Cha...
2014-01-1228 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Life Is An Attitude 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourth installment of Life is an Attitude ---pick a good one
This series takes a look at people's attitudes and how that attitude effects the world around them.
Traditions Are Ties That Bind: My scoop won't be yours, but I know six things that have worked in the past for us and might make you believe.
Free Gas: I tell you---pumping gas can be a real experience, like getting panhandled (showing my age. aren't I?),and other disappointments and intrusions. But this would be my...
2014-01-0516 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 009Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the nineth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: Charlie and Cal play golf and visit an Irish pub afterwards. Charlie tells his brother that his “affair” with Amber is over. Char...
2013-12-2913 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 008Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the eighth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: Maggie had said it might come back. If it did, she said it was supposed to. If Cal had sent...
2013-12-1516 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 007Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the seventh installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: The Phone Call.
Rhoda called Cal at home early one morning and brought up ugly memories from the ancient p...
2013-12-0139 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 006Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the sixth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: I receive pictures of her that Charlie sends me and tells me he intends to marry her. His wife, who knows by...
2013-11-1731 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 005Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fifth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Story So Far: I visited Charlie while he was having open heart surgery. He asks me to contact someone for him without his wife, daughter and son knowing of it. I do as he asks because---he is my brother. Soon I am talking to his student “friend” also---against Laura’s advice
Next segment: Jim sends me pictures of her. And I find out sad news about the medal.
I encourage yo...
2013-11-0312 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: At the suggestion of the mysterious sales clerk at Sak’s (who called herself Maggie) I passed my one-of-a-kind medal on to my on...
2013-10-2011 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - The Medal, Revisited - A Blessing from Rome 003Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the third installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. The story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listener.
Story so far: On his first day in Rome Cal Dolan bought a medal which the next day was blessed by the new Pope John...
2013-10-0624 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom: The Medal Revisited - A Blessing From Rome 002
Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the second installment of Tom Cagley Sr's Novella entitled, “The Medal, Revisited. A Blessing from Rome”
The Medal, Revsited. A Blessing from Rome is a multi-installment story. This version of The Medal is a reimagining of a story Tom Cagley Sr has returned to many times. THe story is a powerful mixture of memories and imaginings that will paint a vivid picture for the listeners.
The story so far: On his first day in Rome Cal Dolan bought a medal which the next day was bless...
2013-09-2219 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Hold It A Minute 011Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the eleveth and final installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Hold It A Minute . . . I Want To Tell You Something.”
Today we feature one story and an epilogue
Story 21. “What does love mean? (a question I asked to my children in pre-K) I got 19 great answers---you need to listen, even ask someone this age in your life and tell me what they say.
Epilogue to Hold It A Minute! The end of one series and the beginning of a new one!
I encour...
2013-08-2510 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Hold It A Minute 010Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the tenth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Hold It A Minute . . . I Want To Tell You Something.”
Today we feature two stories
Story 19. Could you refuse an offer from a resort where you’d already booked your week when they offered you an extra day at no cost, with no strings attached?
Story 20. Celebrate the beginning . . .
I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at talesbytom@gmail.com or by voicemail at 1 206...
2013-08-1115 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Hold It A Minute 009Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the nineth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Hold It A Minute . . . I Want To Tell You Something.”
Today we feature two stories
Story 17. Think about it when you travel---are you a pilgrim or a tourist? Do you go to be awed, entertained, and amazed like most tourists. Standing in front of the Pieta do you take a picture and move on or do you wonder and want to know more as to how it was created, even why? A question you might ask is this...
2013-07-2823 min
Tales by TomTales by Tom - Innocents All 004Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Innocents All.”
6. Dogs in my life - I have always had dogs in my life, but not since Florida. Back in Baton Rouge, I babysit my last son’s dog, a well-trained Chocolate Lab, often, and I wonder if I really would like one of my own. It’s supposed to be good for old people, but since I’ll never be old enough for AARP, maybe I won’t make my dogs years either. Yes and no, yes and no, no and...
2012-09-2317 min
Tales by TomTales By Tom - Windows On The World 002Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the second installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Windows On THe World.”
Commencement: Commencement Exercises, regardless of the year, provide great “bully pulpits” for the speakers but too often they are just that ---exercises that don’t even warm you up.
A destination wedding: My son Tom and his wife Barb have a daughter named Meghan. She and Matt decided to have a wedding out in the woods in Millboro, VA. It was an experience we wouldn’t forget, even before we got there.
I encourage...
2012-04-0826 minTales by TomTales By Tom - Travel At Your Own Risk 014Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the fourteenth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short shory collections entitled, “Travel At Your Own Risk.”
Note the audio on this show has been updated (user error . . . Tom Jr)
Story 27: Surprise: In the divorce, two of my five children went with my ex-wife to Houston. They came to visit four times a year, and we had a great time. I knew they hated to go home --- or, at the very least, would have preferred to stay longer. Suddenly, with their mother and her new husband they moved to New...
2010-07-0418 minTales by TomTales By Tom - Away From Home 001Welcome to Tales By Tom. Today we begin the second of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections. The new set of stories is entitled, “What happened to me while I was away from home.” There are all sorts of surprises in the 28 stories, most of which you have never heard. The first story is about running, broken bones and thread and the the second is about severe humans, cabs and gasoline. I encourage you to provide feedback on these stories or any of the earlier shorts by email at talesbytom@gmail.com or by voice mail at 1 206 339 5456.Check...
2010-01-0317 min