Tom is a 25+ year resident of Germantown and the surrounding community. He currently lives in Hubertus with his wife and two small kids on a hobby farm near Bark Lake. Tom's blog will likely not save the world, but hopefully, you'll get some enjoyment from his ramblings.
rambling – verb, 1. to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion
insomniac – noun, 1. a person who suffers from insomnia
Okay, so you went ahead and clicked on a first-time blog from a guy that calls himself the “Rambling Insomniac”. Assuming you weren’t drawn in by my mug-shot on the GermantownNow.com web page, you must either A) be an insomniac yourself, or B) have a ton of interest in your community or C) just have nothing better to do with your time than to read someone else’s blog! Either way, I’m glad you came, and hope you’ll stay and check out future blogs from the Rambling Insomniac.
Why that name? Anyone that knows me will tell you I’ve never been at a loss for words. So although I’d love to be compared to Waylon Jennings, as a rough and tough, guitar picking, traveling, Rambling Man, my ramblings are usually more of the annoying type. As far as the insomniac goes, it’s just something I’ve lived with all my life. Those that share this amazing quality (yeah, right!) with me, know that we have nothing better to do at 3am, than read, watch TV, surf the net or whatever other tactics we’ve developed to live with our sleeplessness. After 20+ years of insomnia, I have yet to find that perfect tactic, so I figured I’d try writing a weekly blog (with that being said, please forgive me if I ever doze off while writing any of these in the future!).
My goal is to entertain and inform you, while writing about life and living in the Washington County area. That’s it. Nothing elaborate, nothing fancy, no Pulitzer Prize winning material here, but hopefully something you’ll enjoy. It’s wishful thinking on my part that you’d actually return to my pieces each week simply for their witty entertainment value. But, even if I can’t entertain you, maybe I’ll be able to turn you on to some new things our area has to offer, or maybe inspire you to look at life in a way you haven’t before. As a reader and a neighbor, I hope you’ll also do the same things for me, so I’d appreciate your feedback.
My eyes are getting really heavy now, so maybe this blogging thing might just work out after all!
G’ Night G’Town!
It appears that every man's insomnia is as different from his neighbor’s, as are their daytime hopes and aspirations. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
