Just on a wild hair, a "What are you up to?" note was sent to Tomaso. Here's what he told us.

Hey Rusty!! Good to hear from you. Things are going fine. I have been real busy. My wife and I just bought a building for her dress shop - so we have spent a > lot of time getting it fixed up — and I am also going back to school to get my real estate license. If you can't beat the neo-cons——maybe its time to join them?

TOM: Thanks for the info. Can I put this in my blog? Where's the shop and when does she hope to have it open? Does she sew or are these ready made dresses? Rusty

Rusty, Use it freely...but I doubt any Victoria Advocate area folks will find it interesting...I live in a small town in South Carolina called Elloree. It was through connections at the Advocate - that is how I got started blogging in South Texas!!!! But, if you want to run a little Whatever happened to Tomaso? deal - go right ahead.

The other piece of news you can use is that I started my own little newspaper here in Elloree. It is a monthly tabloid sized paper with 16 pages. My first issue was in January. My circulation was 1,000 copies which I distributed freely to everyone in town. I pretty much paid for that out of pocket. Its a lot of work. But, I actually like it. I did my own
delivery as well. Things have grown quickly. My fourth issue in April will be 20 pages and this month the advertising alone will pay for the printing costs!!! Next month I am hoping to actually turn a small little
profit - and of course my wife's ad is free. Can't beat that. And over the next couple of months I am hoping to push toward a subscription basis – so that will be more revenue. (Right now I have about 40 paid subscribers.
But, I am growing. John Foster Kane...look out.).... Only in America. Who knows I might even start my own little website and blogosphere at some point!!! Tomaso may return yet from the dead!

His paper is the ELLOREE DISPATCH. He's taking subscriptions. Use his contact link from his RETIRED BLOGGER page.