My name is Tom. I was born and raised in Colorado Springs during the 1940s and 1950s, which in many people's opinions was the "best of times." I am retired, but I write and paint in oils and acrylics. My art has won several awards including a couple of "Best of Show." I have previously published Memoirs of a Bureau Curmudgeon and my latest effort is available now is entitled From Hell Raiser to Hall of Famer: Best of Times. Both works are autobiographical.