Author of The Boy Who Loved Too Much: https://teapawt.net/t.co/TCyK4Htriy. Words in @PsychToday, @nytimes, @WSJ, @TexasMonthly and others.
Houston, TX
Joined January 2008
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NYT review! "Imagine having a child who is extremely gregarious, generous and filled with boundless joy..." nytimes.com/2017/06/23/books…
Today's Spelling Bee is trying to tell me "almondillo" is not a word? What else would you call a marzipan armadillo??
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These sea lions are the size of a TOYOTA Corolla?? I don’t think they’re supposed to be that big.
Our fishermen in Southwest Washington have spoken loud and clear—sea lions in the Columbia River are decimating our salmon and steelhead runs.
My provision to explore more cost-effective and efficient ways to remove these Corolla-sized vermin from our rivers and tributaries was just signed into law.
I enjoyed brainstorming with SW WA fishermen on next steps to return our runs to their former glory.
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Everyone must read The Ten Year Affair by @SomersErin. She is the John Updike of our generation, except funnier and less misogynistic. Not misogynistic at all, in fact! simonandschuster.com/books/T…
I had a great conversation about vulnerability, ambush hugging, and the formula for effective small talk with @nate_meikle on his podcast, Meikles & Dimes: open.spotify.com/episode/4Pl…
For the past six months, Charlie was running with a gang of feral cats outside a Houston warehouse, but he clearly didn’t belong there. He's super sweet, loves people, and takes a pet like no problem. And you can adopt him! petfinder.com/cat/charlie-mr…
The state also "has power grid issues," the analysis noted.
Bad news for Houston: Texas again ranks dead last for quality of life in influential annual ranking houstonchronicle.com/busines… via @houstonchron
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Yes, these are challenges for sure! In fact, I suspect they could be what's behind all these power outages. Seems like what we need now are people who can repair this kind of damage... I wonder if CenterPoint knows anyone like that? They should call them if so!!
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Just had a sudden flashback to a periwinkle blue twinset I bought from Contempo Casuals my freshman year of college, which I thought looked amazing, but then a cool kid told me I looked like a substitute teacher in it. My best outfit. The sickest burn. It still stings.
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Received this PR pitch today: "I saw that you’re an entertainment writer so I wanted to share a very entertaining (pun-intended) study we conducted to find out if Americans agree or disagree with Reddit’s most unpopular opinions."
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I hadn't seen “The Last of Us” when I reviewed Emily Monosson’s “Blight,” about the dangers of fungal pathogens, for @BGlobeBooks. Major oversight on my part, but I think I got the gist. The book has no zombies but *will* keep you up at night.
bostonglobe.com/2023/07/20/a…
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It seemed like @AppleNews used to have copy editors. Now might be a good time for them to make a triuphant return!
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Lots of surprising choices in this story, including the description of DKG as "the Pulitzer Prize winner with the Peppermint Patty hairdo."
Famed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin lives in a condo in the city and hangs out with illustrious pals at The ‘Quin House, as she works on a different kind of book. trib.al/w48pL1L
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"Carbohydrates are big this time of year. Also lotions, because everybody is itchy and tired and irritable."
the worst month of the year starts next week and this is still the best video on the internet teapawt.net/_lil_i_am/status/14885…
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My main problem with his video was the line about making sure the pizza boxes don't get recycled. Most pizza boxes CAN'T be recycled, even if you want to! Too greasy! But I'm delighted to see that they CAN get you arrested for human trafficking.
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Am I too late to join Post? It says I am #67,746 on the waitlist. If this goes anything like the Ikea customer service waitlist, I guess I'll see you guys there in 10-12 years.
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