Tom Outside of the Office

Tom and his wife Peggy climbing Kilimanjaro and reaching Stella Point at sunrise

Favorite Books and Authors

• The Autobiography of a Yogi
• A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
• Tao te Ching
• Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• Dan Brown
• Stephen Mitchell

Favorite Musical Artists

• Jack Johnson
• Carbon Leaf
• Bob Marley
• The Eagles

5 People I would Like to Meet 

1. Dalai Lama
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. Abraham Lincoln
4. Eckhart Tolle
5. Paramahansa Yogananda

Tom with Eric and Michelle Plantenberg and Patch in Red Square in front of St. Basil's Cathedral

Favorite Movies

• The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
• Fight Club
• The Matrix
• Best in Show
• Just about anything with Will Ferrell

What I do for Fun

• Yoga
• Golf
• Triathlons
• SCUBA dive
• Jump from high places
• Read
• Watch movies and then quote them
• Climb trees (is there anything better?)

Favorite Foods

• Falafel
• Curry  

Favorite Sports Team

• Iowa Hawkeyes

Tom and the Silverback Gorilla in Rwanda

Favorite Beverage

• Green Tea

Favorite TV Show Growing Up

• The Cosby Show

Favorite Quote

• "Everyday you may make progress.  Every step may be fruitful.  Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path.  You know you will never get to the end of the journey.  But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and the glory of the climb." -Winston Churchill