The Republic of T.

Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal.

January 3, 2011
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WFT, Arkansas?

OK, first 100,000 fish turn up dead along an Arkansas River. Then 5,000 birds drop out of the sky in Arkansas. Or vice versa. Either way they happened about 100 miles apart. In both cases, only one or mainly one … Continue reading

December 16, 2010
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Snow

I would just like to say that as a southerner it is both against my nature and my religion to leave my house under the current weather conditions. Nonetheless, despite a cracked rail on the Metro, I made it to … Continue reading

November 16, 2010
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Unplug Your Shredder

Parker recently learned the word “overprotective” and now sometimes jokingly says I’m, well, overprotective. Whatever, but if I can keep my kids from getting hurt I’m gonna do it. Case in point: the shredder. I read a while back about … Continue reading

October 7, 2010
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More Blog Silence

Great. The plugin I rely upon to create digest posts when I don’t have time to write anything seems to be on the fritz. And like most things that break in my life, I have no time to try and … Continue reading

August 12, 2010
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My Face Hurts

I was wondering why my face hurts and why I have a splitting headache. Then I realized, I’ve been clenching my teeth all day. Probably because of the morning I’ve had, and because Pepco’s outage map indicates that my journey … Continue reading

May 18, 2010
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Tell Me Lies, Tell me Sweet Little Lies

Ooops. So much for teaching kids to “always tell the truth.” Apparently, toddlers who tell lies make for more successful adults. I’m not sure if that says something important about child development, or something sad about the kind of society … Continue reading

March 22, 2010
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The Zoo

I’m chaperoning the first grade field trip to the national zoo this morning. Wish me luck!

February 24, 2010
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Percentages

Speaking of bearing grudges, while Wall Street bonuses were up 17% in 2009, nearly 25% of mortgages are “underwater.”

February 4, 2010
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Obama: Uganda Anti-Gay Bill “Odious”

OK. I realize it’s just a statement about proposed legislation another country, but George W. Bush would never have condemned the Uganda anti-gay bill as ‘odious’. Let alone as a prayer breakfast.

February 2, 2010
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You First, Sarah

This is rich. Sarah Paling wants President Obama to fire White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel for referring to colleagues in a closed-door meeting as “f—ing retarded.” Please, lady. Look Rahm’s an asshole, granted. But when did you renounced … Continue reading

December 18, 2009
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Halfway Gone?

Mammals may be nearly half way toward mass extinction? Like, doesn’t that include us?

December 14, 2009
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Civic Doodie

I don’t mind jury service. Really, I don’t. (I’ve yet to be on a jury, though.) But if you’re going to make me sit in one place most of the day, at least have wi-fi that doesn’t suck. Ok?

December 2, 2009
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Leave Tiger Alone

Lemme see… I’m not (a) married to Tiger Woods, (b) sleeping with Tiger Woods, (c) even remotly a part of Tiger Woods’ universe. Thus, I don’t care whether he had an affair or not. It only makes it more apparent … Continue reading

December 2, 2009
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Alex Keaton’s Mom Is Gay

Color me “not surprised.” For some odd reason, people would occasionally ask me if Meridith Baxter was gay. Like, I was supposed to know? I always said that as far as I knew, she wasn’t. But I always got a … Continue reading

November 16, 2009
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Religion and Economics

I’ve got about three different posts in the works. So, if I’m not posting, it’s because I’m writing. However, I wanted to come up for air and recommend this great column on religion and economics. It’s so full of ideas … Continue reading