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Tsing Tao, a fine Chinese beer, is also the Pen Name of Tom OBrien.

Baby boomer living in central Mass.

Married with three daughters. M-T nester.

Working in the Aerospace Business, Military Sales / Technical Customer Support.

Love to write commentary and essays

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Healthy eating choices: 1 of 15

When you have a "snack", what do you usually choose? I am middle aged now, like it or not, and I'm really trying to make the right choices. I'm trying to avoid white bread, rice, sugar and pasta as much as possible. Pasta is a tough one for me. In the past, when I was younger, healthier, and less sedentary, I would think not...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 35 of 316

I was over the age of forty and, although I didn't realize it at the time, I was beginning to feel just a bit of a mid-life crisis coming on. I had recently bought a new suit which required alterations before I could wear it to an upcoming wedding. With my five year old daughter in tow, I headed off to the tailor. The Master...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Science fiction: 31 of 270

Incident on North Stone Road Chapter I I've got some time to kill while I'm waiting here for Lilly to decide whether she's going to help me get back home or not, so I thought I'd try to put this whole strange episode down on paper. I'm not sure now if I'll ever see home again or if it will still be "home" when I do get there...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Sports fans: 7 of 14

Specifically, Baseball in Massachusetts Many people outside of the New England area do not understand what baseball in New England is all about. I'm not sure that New England baseball fans realize what a unique (strange) fraternity they are. I've had opportunities recently to attend ball games at Miller Stadium in Milwaukee,...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My dog: 46 of 65

The Dog came to live with us in the fall. We are not Dog people. We have never had a dog in our family before. My eldest daughter came to live with us last summer and brought The Dog with her. When she left again to pursue greener pastures we inherited The Dog. "I'll send for her when I'm settled." She called back to us as s...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Email scams and exploitation: 10 of 14

E-Garbage, Urban Legends and Miss Information The other day I got an e-mail that was a spoof on those mass e-mailings we all get from time to time. The sender was thanking everyone for passing on all of those wonderful tidbits of information over the years, like, about Coke-a-Cola being strong enough to remove toilet stains,...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unusual encounters: 154 of 207

The Future Through The Past Word Count 1420 What to do with knowledge of the future? In a moment everything changed. We had just settled onto the large, comfortable couch in our TV room. I had propped my feet up on the ottoman. My wife and I were going to watch a movie that she had picked up at the video store on her way hom...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Food: 104 of 130

A couple of girls in my office were talking the other day about the antidepressants that they are currently taking. We're not suppose to call them "girls" you know. I've been reprimanded recently for referring to my female co-workers as "girls". They won't tell me what the proper terminology is, but it isn't "girls." Maybe t...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Saying goodbye: 4 of 5

Gypsy Cars When I have to park in a public parking lot, some place like the grocery store, local mall, Home Depot, etc., I try to find a space on the end of a row next to an island. I snug right up next to the curb there and leave plenty of room on the other side of my car for people who like to fling their doors open withou...
Sports & Recreation > Baseball History History: Boston Red Sox: 2 of 2

Author's note. I have difficulty figuring out where exactly to post my article on Helium so if this is in the wrong place, wrong "channel" or whatever please let me know. Thanks much. Many people outside of the New England area do not understand what baseball in New England is all about. I'm not sure that New England basebal...