Tommy Karr

Category: Life

  • The GOP Debate I Want to See

    Imagine this scenario… just a full-on, high school wrestling match style debate with Christie as the referee.  And, of course, in my fantasy there are no GOP winners.

  • We the People: Greater Protection for Same-Sex Couples

    This past fall I added my name to a petition on the White House’s We the People site, asking for greater protection for same-sex couples.  Following is the reply I received today.  Thoughts? Greater Protections for Same-Sex Couples By Gautam Raghavan, Associate Director in the Office of Public Engagement We understand your interest in the petition…

  • Alabama Crimson Tide Fan’s Offensive Gay Bashing T-Shirt

    UPDATE: 4:24pm 1/4/12 Mr. Ivey replied to my email with the following: Mr. Adkins, I completely understand what you are saying. The site has been taken down. No shirts were ever produced and it was a misguided attempt at “getting back” at LSU fans for a shirt they created (using the same word) a couple…

  • Christmas Crud & Exploring Youtube (4 Things You Should Watch)

    I’ve had this horrible sinus/ear/throat infection for days now (herein after referred to as “the crud”) which means I’ve spent a majority of the last three days in bed or on the couch. It just struck me that it’s odd we don’t say “in couch” as we do “in bed”.  I suppose that’s because we…

  • GetUp! Australia’s Amazing Ad for Marriage Equality

    The folks at GetUp! Action for Australia, an independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into their democracy, have created this ad in the hopes that it inspires more understanding in people who would otherwise deny the right of marriage to same-sex couples. You can sign their petition HERE so hopefully…

  • Does this mean Cain is ok with the LGBT community now?

    CNN reports that Herman Cain is now being accused of having had an affair lasting thirteen years with a woman by the name of Ginger White. The part of the story that struck me is the statement made by Cain’s attorney, Lin Wood, to WAGA News: “…this appears to be an accusation of private, alleged consensual…

  • Sears Wish Book: A Lexicon of Jubilation

    There was a book that I cherished more than all others and it arrived in our home just once a year.  When it arrived I quickly tore through it, though careful not to damage it.  Sitting on my bed I would flip past pages of epicness and awesomeness, drooling over the newest and greatest toys I…

  • How Do You Get Into Mordor?

    Overheard this conversation on the A train today between two 20-something coeds (who may be closeted sci-fi nerds). Coed 1: Oh my God, did you hear about Kelly? Coed 2: Kelly? Coed 1: Yah, Kelly! Coed 2: Who’s Kelly? Coed 1: You know, Kelly Kelly. Coed 2: Oh yeah, Kelly Kelly, from Jenny’s? Coed 1:…

  • Caning to Times Square (or Curse of the Traveling Thomas)

    I had to get myself to Times Square this morning since that was where they chose to call it in. So once again I faced the daunting task of dealing with the lackadaisical inanity of the Duane Reade employees. Let’s begin by pointing out that it is exactly .2 miles from my apartment to the subway…

  • Knee Joint Synovitis… so THAT’S what was wrong!

    Well, the day to find out what was wrong has come and gone, with positive results, and some serious “ow” factor included. On Halloween, at 6am, I checked in to Roosevelt Hospital here in NYC and prepared for my knee arthroscopy.  Fun right?  At 7:30am I was administered anesthesia and by 7:31am I was completely…