In the spirit of one of the great poets of our time ("I am whatever you say I am, If I wasn't then why would I say I am"--Eminem)

Tom Ballanco in the words of others:

Timothy Leary: "Tom keeps up the great West Point tradition of creative thinking, he is an evolutionary agent."

Alice Walker: "Tom amazes and amazes, such adventure, such deep capacity for friendship."

Peter McWilliams: "Tom is brilliant." "Tom is incompetent." "Tom is brilliant."

U.S. Government: "Tom is irrelevant to our decision-making process." "Tom presumably lives in California."

Airline Ticket Counter Agents: "Tom is randomly selected for further screening."

The CIA: "Who?"

Disgruntled People from the Past, Present and Undoubtedly Future: "Tom is an asshole!"

High School Wrestling Coach: "Tom is a late-bloomer."

Everyone Who's Known Him Since: "Tom is late."