Welcome to Tales By Tom. This is the nineth installment of Tom Cagley Sr's short story collections entitled, “Hold It A Minute . . . I Want To Tell You Something.”   

Today we feature two stories

Story 17. Think about it when you travel---are you a pilgrim or a tourist? Do you go to be awed, entertained, and amazed like most tourists. Standing in front of the Pieta do you take a picture and move on or do you wonder and want to know more as to how it was created, even why? A question you might ask is this: Does the woman holding Jesus appear to be old enough to be His mother or….

Story 18. Ads we remember, a couple we shouldn’t. National companies spend mega-bucks to market heir products. This is my reaction to one company’s campaign. I wish them luck.

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The music is a song titled "Rhapsody" by Andy Guthrie and was supplied Music Alley from Mevio (www.musicalley.com).

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