the unreasonable man
gonzo blogging on politics, culture, and technology
speaker to machines
Linux, PHP, C++: my tech resume
links
interesting ideas, groups, and people
lectures and workshops
I do like to talk
Sky Hand Road
a blog: stumbling down the path of karate-do
Catonsville Seido Karate
traditional Japanese karate in Catonsville, MD

the numerous and diverse worlds of
Tom "the infamous tms" Swiss

EarthTouch Shiatsu
acupressure & massage
the infamous tms
my blog for phi­los­o­phy and spir­i­tu­al­ity, poetry and music, and personal musings
Why Buddha Touched The Earth
a book about "Zen Paganism", coming soon from Megalithica Books
Peace And Long Life
a blog on health­ful, sustain­able, & com­pas­sion­ate living
bizarre acts of poetry
some of my poems
Zelda's Inferno
an informal poetry workshop
Lo Fi, No Talent
a demo album

Tom Swiss? Well, he's just this guy, you know? An author, lecturer, singer/songwriter/poet, karate student and teacher, shiatsu ("acupressure massage") therapist, and professional software geek...a dilettante, loudmouth, and jackanapes (look it up!). Links on the left to my various projects, click away for more information on whatever catches your eye.

"As you may know, I practice a profession for which there is no real name....It is my job to encourage you and empower you to think for yourself and to question authority."
-- Timothy Leary

Upcoming performances, appearances, and events:

  • Free Spirit Gathering, June 11-16, 2013: Yes, I'm back. I'll be acting as overall "Master of Ceremonies" for the FSG this year, and possibly presenting some workshops. Details to follow. See the FSG website for more information.
  • Starwood Festival, July 9-15, 2013: I will return to the Starwood Festival once again to present some workshops, topics TBA.

You can find me on various social media:

(As you might guess, the MySpace pages aren't exactly maintained up-to-date.)

(Why "infamous tms" and "infamous.net"? Because since the early 1990s, my e-mail address has been <my initials>@<various places>; and before Facebook there was this thing called USENET where we used to argue all the time. So several people who met me in person after knowing me via USENET by my e-mail address said something like "Ah, you're the infamous tms.")

You can contact me here if you like. Or send me e-mail if you can figure out my address from the information above.

Thanks for visiting. Be excellent to each other.

Tom at the Telesma: Resurrection show, July 2012
from a photo by George Skepton, July 2012

 

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