Tom and I shared a common interest. Survival. He was more than a friend for we shared the same brain. Our relationship ran from the sublime to the rediclulous. We practiced extreme laughter and intellecutally wander all over the place from the cosmos to Tios (our favorite Mexican restaurant). We practiced law together and sometimes we were on the other side of the isle. When we walked around together any time he met a friend he would introduce me as his former law professor. Of course I blushed. We were planning to start our own law practice. One day Tom became so angry he kicked his chair so hard he almost broke his foot. Well I foud that very funny and told him that I was going to represent his chair and sue him. I even consulted with the chair. Tom just looked at me still limping. Tom was more than a friend for we treated each other like brothers. He loved my girls and they miss Tom. I still have not told them. At 2 and 4 years old I think they would understand. I'm the one that does'nt undertand. I was with Tom every day for more than a year before his death. We watched Joh Stewart together, the history channel and Scifi stories. This was very intellectually stimulating. I was with Tom the night he took off to visit his Mom. When I heard of his heart attack I called him at the hospital before he went into surgery. Tom and I shared our last joke together. When I spoke to Tom I told him, "Tom if your dead then we're both in Heaven." We both laughed extremely.