Tom

My blogs

Gender	Male
Industry	Non-Profit
Occupation	entrepreneur
Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Introduction	While a PhD student of political science at Columbia University's Harriman Institute, in 1993 I sustained a TBI in a tractor-trailer crash, which eventually brought about an end to my marriage with a Russian wife. As a result, my pre-existing manic depression was made much worse. Since then I have explored conventional and alternative treatments for both brain injury and bipolarity and have discovered many useful cures. Though I also ran into some quackery, I recovered much of my language ability. Now happily remarried, I have written a book, Just One Bad Decision, and am testing the waters of blog-dom and social entrepreneurship.
Interests	Walking, biking, chess, music, alternative medicine, languages (Russian & German).
Favorite Movies	A Beautiful Mind, Pay It Forward, The Desert of Forbidden Art, Watch on the Rhine, Burnt by the Sun, Goodbye Lenin, The White Countess, Hail the Conquering Hero, Life is Beautiful, Bridget Jones Diary, Gregory's Girl, Potiche, Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears, Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day
Favorite Music	Bach (Leopold Stokowski's baton, Pierre Fournier's cello, Hillary Hahn's violin); Mozart (Imogen Cooper's piano)
Favorite Books	Rumi's Mathnawi