Happy Birthday to my husband Tom!
I placed Tom on one of my book covers for being such a special man! First, a super Dad. Here he is teaching Michael about the science (or is it art) of tying a tie:
Here he is deep-frying a turkey for family Thanksgiving:
Just two of my favorite guys:
For his birthday, we gave Tom THE HISTORY OF EARLY ROME by Livy, Trans. by Aubrey de Selincourt, Illustrated by Raffaele Scorzelli:
Why this book? It relates to his ongoing project THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD which he plans to encapsulate in 300 pages. (It's a working title -- I'ma thinking HISTORY OF HUMAN INTELLECT may be more accurate...anyway...):
Actually, I'm quite excited over this project. While not intended as a textbook, it would be useful as a such -- an idea he got when we noticed that Michael is being taught World War II in high school via five illustrated pages from a history textbook. "I used to read books and books just about WWII!" was his dismayed response. Five illustrated pages -- which means less than five pages of text given the illustrations. Dumbed down education, indeed.
Once Tom releases that book, it'd be a great birthday gift to the world. Onward, Tom!
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