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November 1, 2026 · 1 min read

Fire alarm at the hotel; I grabbed my wine

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

The fire alarm went off at the hotel, so I grabbed my bottle of wine and walked down the stairs outside.
65 degrees and sunny, so not too bad.

This weekend, I deliberately broke my carnivore diet and had red wine and imported ice cream for breakfast (I generally skip breakfast).

So apparently the universe decided to *also* not cooperate.

Some people are surprised I have worn rings on my toes for 2 decades.
Mostly because I can’t take them off anymore.

FROM THE THREAD

Tom's notes 5

  1. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Joe Maher

    ok, you made me laugh 🤣

  2. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Suman Kar

    oh toes !!!!

  3. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Chong Keng Eu

    hey, the wine bottle was half full, and I had no idea how long this would last.

  4. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Chong Keng Eu

    i got to pet some of the hotrl guests dogs.
    They came running up to me.
    Strange dogs generally love me, I have no idea why.
    Maybe I smell like bacon?

  5. Tom Kirkmanreplying to Don Parsons

    I got them 20 years ago, on the island of Borneo. Toe rings are not that unusual in some cultures.

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