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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 03/10/2026

Let's see if I can curse it again and keep the summer days going. I finally packed away the last of my summer clothes and hung my autumn ones up. There's a big difference in the number of spare hangers I have left, so I guess this means I can buy more sweaters and flannel, yes?

A loose stack of clothes hangers on the floor

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 02/10/2026

This is new. Bike blocking bike lane. #ArlingtonVA

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 17/09/2026

I shaved this off a few days after the accident, and have remained cleanshaven since. Today at the corner market I've been buying bottles of wine at for years, the guy behind the counter asked to see my ID for a Merlot. This was the right move.

Picture of me, blonde white guy in his 40's, rubbing my clean shaven chin.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 12/09/2026

This pseudo-rant brought to you by my month-long search for an ivory- or beige-colored chunky (thicc!) cable knit Queen-sized blanket made from only natural fibers. Like this, but cotton, wool, etc. Apparently this is too much to ask for in our society.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 11/09/2026

Random pic of me with friends from High School mallratting, circa 1997ish

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 11/09/2026

Paw under the chin, looking out the window with a thousand yard stare. This dog is in deep contemplation on the meaning of life.

Sheltie resting on top of a blue sofa pillow with her paw underneath her head, as if deep thinking.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 10/09/2026

City, county, or something else? That is the question at today's Advance Arlington forum with @matt4arlington.bsky.social, plus visiting electeds @sarahbagley.bsky.social of Alx, & Jeff McKay of Ffx.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 31/08/2026

The guard slipped off my electric razor when trimming my beard this morning, so I accidentally took part of it entirely off. Rather than have an awkward bare patch on my chin I just shaved it all. So now the question is do I keep the mustache?

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 31/08/2026

Maybe I should dress as Markwayne Mullin for Halloween this year

A picture of me dressed in a red baseball cap reversed, red jacket, and tshirt with "music band" written on it, carrying a skateboard, mimicking the meme from 30 Rock with Steve Buscemi.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 30/08/2026

Realizing I should have brought my Kindle

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 19/08/2026

What the F is this thing and why is it being escorted by unmarked police vehicles down Washington Blvd near Clarendon?

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 17/08/2026

Finished Count Zero, the sequel to Neuromancer. I liked the characters more & the writing was cleaner + easier to follow -- yet way too much exposition & in-character explanation of background or intent from everyone. Also, stepping back I found the plot kind of flat except Marly's thread. #booksky

Book cover of Count Zero by William Gibson. The illustration is of a woman with stylized markings and piercings on her face, bolts of energy radiating from her head.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 12/08/2026

5/ every single "fact" or claim in the creationist museum comes down to just simply "nuh-uh, because the Bible says so!". All of these attempts at showing "the evidence" and using "the full scientific method" always just came down to "bEcAuSe ThE BibLE" with circular reasoning.

MOST RELIABLE DATING METHOD

THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES,

CALLED GENESIS.

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MOST RELIABLE DATING METHOD

Without question, consulting a reliable eyewitness is the best method to discover the age of something. For example, a man can accurately determine his age based on his birth certificate because it was signed by reliable eyewitnesses of his birth. The Bible provides God's eyewitness testimony of how and when He created the earth.

God has always existed, knows all things, and cannot lie. Therefore, His Word is the infallible source of information regarding the age of the earth.

"I, the Lord, speak the truth, declaring things that are right." (Isaiah 45:19)

"Your word is truth." (John 17:17)

All Scripture is God-breathed, and it is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

... it is impossible for God to lie... (Hebrews 6:18)

WITHOUT ERROR

Since the Bible is the Word of God, and since God cannot make mistakes, then it follows that the Bible does not contain errors. This teaching, known as the doctrine of inerrancy, applies only to the original manuscripts and the copies insofar as they accurately represent the originals.

The doctrine of inerrancy does not mean the Bible never records false statements. For example, Genesis 3:4 truthfully recounts the serpent's lie ("You will not surely die”), and much of Job consists of faithful retellings of the words of Job's friends who frequently made erroneous claims. These types of statements do not mean that the Bible contains errors. Rather, the Bible inerrantly reports false assertions made by certain individuals.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 12/08/2026

4/ I mean, the creationists spend A LOT of time explaining away every single little inconvenient truth that counters their Great Flood myth.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 11/08/2026

Last thing before ending the road trip vacay through Kentucky was to grab some Cincinatti-style chili (which is on a bed of spaghetti with heaps of shredded cheddar cheese). Damn that was good. I'm going to start making this at home.

A plate of spaghetti topped with chili, white onions, and a huge heap of shredded cheddar cheese.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 11/08/2026

3/ so lemme get this straight, over a period a year during the biblical Great Flood, Pangea formed, then it broke up into the continents we know today. All the exhibits stressed THE ABSOLUTE FACT of earth shattering volcanic eruptions & earthquakes unlike anything today. Oh, and dinosaurs.

THE FLOOD REARRANGES THE EARTH

CONTINENTS MOVED RAPIDLY DURING THE FLOOD

BEFORE THE FLOOD

EARLY IN THE FLOOD

LATE IN THE FLOOD

Rodinia

Pangaea forms under water

Rodinia breaks up

TODAY

Pangaea breaks up under water

THE FLOOD BEGINS

...the same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

(Genesis 7:11)

CATASTROPHIC PLATE TECTONICS MODEL

THE FLOOD WAS A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE

The Bible says the Flood covered all mountains, so the Flood had to cover every continent.

The Bible says the Flood lasted over a year, so the Flood was not local.

Model of Noah's ark with animals. In the foreground some dinosaurs are heading towards the ark. Other dinosaurs with other animals are already on the ramp up into the ark.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 11/08/2026

2/ The creationists put far more effort than I would have ever expected into explaining what dinosaurs ate while in the Garden of Eden and how venomous animals didn't/maybe did exist in it.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 10/08/2026

You'd think a museum that so prominently displayed dinosaurs would be a dinosaur museum, no... So guess where I just spent the afternoon.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 10/08/2026

Visiting the Colonel before leaving Louisville.

An ornate gravesite with a bust if an old mustached and bearded man sitting on a podium with a triangular pediment sitting on top of columns behind it. The pediment has the name Col. Harland Sanders engraved on it. It is the grave site of "Colonel Sanders" of KFC fame.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 08/08/2026

You can (very) faintly see the rainbow in these photos

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 08/08/2026

We kicked off the day at Cumberland Falls (Kentucky), which was a really impressive waterfall. I don't think it's showing in this video, but there was even a rainbow off the water!

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 08/08/2026

That's a pretty damned big natural arch. Natural Arch in SE Kentucky.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 07/08/2026

I knew Mammoth Caves in KY were big, but I was not prepared for how large some of the domes could be nor how long the entire cave network was -- 400 miles, with multiple different tours that would take an entire weekend to do.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 07/08/2026

Just visited Tri-State Peak between Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 03/08/2026

I tried copying the description and specs from my frozen Facebook listing, but apparently FB blocks the copy function in web browsers *sigh. Here it is as a screenshot. It is 29.5" H x 61.5" W x 15.5" D. The bottom shelves are 13 x 13 x 15, perfect for any 13" cube storage.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 03/08/2026

So yeah, if anyone is looking for an 8-shelf console table in cherry red finish with matching side tables from ikea (HEMNES line) for $275 around Arlington or DC, hit me up. I'll discount the $25+ I was going to spend on marketplace ads for it.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 03/08/2026

I absolutely hate Facebook / Meta especially trying to sell anything on its marketplace. It stupidly blocked my listing for a console table as attempting to sell a "recalled" product because I stated the cherry red finish was no longer manufactured by ikea. It has an even stupider review process.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 31/07/2026

After many stumbles, my weight loss has continued. I reached a milestone of where I was at in the beginning of the pandemic, ~163 lbs in March 2020. I celebrated with a delicious cheesy bagel sandwich (the Thunderbird) and an iced latte at the new Call Your Mother in Ballston.

Screenshot of a weight tracking app showing current weight at 163.7 lb, down 4.6 lb over the past 30 days. A trendline shows weight steadily dropping over a 30-day period. The stated plan is for a moderate pace of 1 lb per week.

Picture of a deli bagel breakfast sandwich sliced in half and folded open to show egg sausage and lots of cheese dripping down the sides. An iced latte cup sits on the table. People sit in bright yellow chairs in the background.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 30/07/2026

I got to meet many folks from Inclusive Abundance, @dcyimbys.bsky.social, & Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHF). One detail of the celebration I loved: the name tag stickers had houses on them!

A sheet of paper name tag stickers each with a row of houses printed along the top of them. A couple of sharpie markers sits on top of the sheet.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 23/07/2026

For some reason Google's Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) now thinks I personally am @ezraklein.bsky.social and is gleefully informing me of all the nasty things people say about me. "A scathing critique of your insufferable tone and hubris."

Screenshot from a NotebookLM research panel.

Find sources on Substack sharply criticizing Ezra Klein and attacking his personal character.
These critical perspectives examine allegations of bad faith, elitism, and character flaws in Ezra Klein's recent political commentary.

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Ezra Klein is more dangerous than Charlie Kirk ever was. - Gaslight Nation
This source directly attacks your character as dangerous and manipulative.

Stop with the Bullshit - by Nils Gilman - Small Precautions - Substack
You are accused here of impressive bad-faith category errors.

Ezra Klein Is Doing Politics the Wrong Way - Commentary Track
This article claims you use tragedies to burnish your image.

My Heart Breaks a Bit for Ezra Klein
A scathing critique of your insufferable tone and hubris.

Between the World and Ezra - by Reed Galen - The Home Front
You are described as a shallow, serotonin-delivering anti-intellectual windsock.

We can't compromise with people who want to take our liberties - The Contrarian
Arguments that your platform facilitates the sanitation of extremists.

Millennial Baizuo Kamikaze - How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov - Substack
A critique characterizing you as an insufferable, snarky millennial.

Comments - How to turn Jimmy Kimmel's return into a free-speech juggernaut
Commentary dismissing your opinions as arrogant, insufferable, and unwanted.

Comments - Ezra Klein and the Perils of Misplaced Pluralism - Yehuda Kurtzer | Substack
Claims that you prioritize digital subscriptions over intellectual integrity.

I'm kind of over the whole "Anti-monopoly" movement - Noahpinion
Accusations of blatant intellectual dishonesty and sleazy beltway tactics.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 17/07/2026

Normally after finishing a good book I'd go take a nice long walk with my thoughts, but umm...

Screenshot of an air quality report stating the current condition is at 187, which is an "unhealthy air quality".

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 17/07/2026

3/ And no, I don't have any plans to continue reading the Dragonlance series past this point. From everything I've seen, the quality just really nosedives after these, w/ the authors just kind of losing their way in the world they created. I'm happy with these stories and the memories they created.

Illustration of a band of fantasy heroes around a campfire, depicting the ten (or so) Heroes of the Lance from the Dragonlance series of novels.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 17/07/2026

In what little free time I've had over the past few months I've revisited one of my favorite young adult fantasy book series, the Dragonlance Chronicles & followup Twins trilogy (Legends). Just as fun as I remember, even with the very uneven writing & contrived plots I now notice as an adult. 1/

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 12/07/2026

New sunglasses. Any over-under bets on how long before I lose them?

Man, Caucasian with medium messy blonde hair and short beard looking into the camera wearing a pair of clear plastic frame sunglasses with mirrored lenses.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 11/07/2026

Spending my lazy Saturday morning finally putting together this Lego set of sunflowers I got as a bday present three months ago.

A box of a Lego set of a sunflower bouquet.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 10/07/2026

Should I run for Arlington County Board again, but with one of @arlingtondes.bsky.social's green food scrap composting bins on my head? #Vote4FoodDisposalBinface #ArlingtonVA

Picture of a green food scrap composting disposal bin from Arlington County. Photo by Dan Egitto at Arlnow.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 10/07/2026

There, I fixed the headline for you, Fox News

Screenshot of a marked up modified news headline from Fox News. The original headline reads "DSA planned to eliminate Senate, replace supreme Court with Congress". There are lines through DSA, Senate, and Congress, and words added to read "GOP plans to eliminate Congress. Replace supreme Court with President"

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 05/07/2026

New haircut. I'm trying out a messier look with fades all around and flexible, rough texture on top instead of the clean, longer style I've had. Shout out to Miguel at Los Twins barbershop on Pershing Dr in Arlington.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 05/07/2026

I do really like the use of multiple launches along the Potomac in a line. It is beautiful from north #ArlingtonVA & could be even better done in future celebrations by planners with creativity & artistic talent. However, the constant overlapping barrage left no room for joy or memorable moments.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 05/07/2026

Sweating by candlelight in Arlington

Picture of two candles burning in a living room that is otherwise dark

Map showing large parts of Clarendon and Lyon Park in Arlington, Virginia without power.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 05/07/2026

A cadre of men came together to plan this, and their answer is just to do fireworks, but times five, and faster, unleashed in a constant barrage with no creativity or time given to enjoy one piece before the next volley is tossed out without thought. This is their answer to all art.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 05/07/2026

I love fireworks and the Fourth of July, but this onslaught of thousands of fireworks over DC is the gaudiest display I've ever seen. Literally a product of little men who have no taste, believing the biggest and loudest of something makes it better.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 03/07/2026

With all these flyovers directly over the neighborhood in Arlington, she is wanting to take shelter under my legs. I'm telling her it's alright, just a pathetic man with a small dick trying to make himself feel important.

Picture of a blue merle sheltie taking shelter underneath a man's knee as he scratches the dog's fur.

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Theo in Arlington @adamtheo.com · 03/07/2026

I took a drawing class over the past few weeks to fill out my summer schedule. It was a wonderful experience for me, having never drawn before. The class concluded with a portfolio review by the professor and my classmates of my work in contour, drawing, rendering, abstract, perspective, & portrait.

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