Thomas Close's Blog

I'm getting my three wisdom teeth removed today. Slight pain and pressure lately. Figured it was

Be excited everyone! The wife and I have been officially sharing our foodie adventures for the past

For those of you who decorate for any winter holidays, how long do you tend to keep them up? The wife

The year 2015 is here. Time to refresh the blog for real this time. Last year, I made that promise,

The killing of Michael Brown in Missouri has been on my mind a lot lately. Although it does look as

As the world increasingly becomes more digitally connected, I decided to update my social media

Hello, blogosphere! Today marks the beginning of my 26th year on this planet. In other words, it is

Hello, world! It's been a while again. Between the wedding, honeymoon, and going back to work,

"There is always some madness in love. But there is also alway some reason in madness." -

"You are never to old to set another goal or to dream another dream." - CS Lewis -- Posted

"Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself

Guess what! My wedding is in exactly one month! Can you believe it? It seems like just yesterday that

I apologize for my lengthy absence on my blog. The past few months have been incredibly busy. My

"August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor." - Henry Rollins --

One of my good friends and coworkers organized a team for the 2013 LifeWalk, the annual Dallas AIDS

"We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is ripe to do right." - Nelson

Did you watch the Great Texas Showdown of 2013 last night? I did. Yesterday, Texas Senator Wendy

"No change of circumstances can repair a defect of character." - Ralph Waldo Emerson --

"You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger." - Buddha --

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Buddha -- Posted By Thomas to

"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - William Shakespeare -- Posted By Thomas to

"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." - Albert Einstein

"God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well." -

There are only 229 days until I get to marry my best friend! The past few months of wedding planning

Today is my amazing mom's 50th birthday! She's the best mom in the world. As many of you have

Howdy folks! Guess what? A while back, Lynn and I briefly talked about where we wanted to go for our

"I must of a prodigious amount of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up!

While listening to the radio this morning, the people were talking about creating bucket lists.

Wedding planning is coming along well! There's a lot that goes into a wedding. Lynn and I have

"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - CS Lewis -- Posted