Tommy’s WoWs
My Favorite Word
The Words We Choose Did you know the average English-speaking adult wields a vocabulary of...
Loss and Consequences
Throughout our lives, each of us encounters loss. Sometimes it’s a fleeting setback; other times...
Talent Show
The Chesapeake's Got Talent: Finding the Spark That Never Fades Life at The Chesapeake —...
Trippin’ With a Friend
Recently, my wife and I needed to make a trip to a small town about...
My Favorite Photograph
There is a photograph I hold almost like a charm—one that outshines even my wife’s...
Work or Play? Reflections on a Life Well Spent
Mark Twain once mused that he “never did a day’s work in all [his] life.”...
My Loaf of Bread
In the quiet hours of night, when the world softens and the mind drifts inward,...
When You’re Really Poor
When you grow up poor—truly poor—everything in your world seems just out of reach. For...
My Favorite Song
Music has always been the heartbeat of my life, a gentle companion through both joys...
Laughing Out Loud
As a young boy, I grew up being told by my mother that “Laughter is...