The Quotable TR: Housing Edition

Me: I found a building on 54th Street and Second Avenue that has a children's playroom.

TR: I've never heard of a building that has one of those.

Me: They're pretty common. The building also had a pool.

TR: It sounds like you want to live at the Holiday Inn.

The Quotable TR: Snow Day Edition!

TR: Oh come on, there's got to more news than just snow today. I'm going to Al-Jazeera.

The Quotable TR: Physical Fitness Edition

Me: I just did some sit ups.

TR: It's crazy enough in this apartment. I don't need you doing all that Gene Simmons stuff.

Me: Gene Simmons?

TR: I mean Sue Simmons

The Quotable TR: Evolution Edition

TR: I wish the marsupials had won out over the mammals, evolution wise. Did you know that South America was once dominated by marsupials? There were even marsupials bears.

The Quotable TR: Sunday Morning Edition

TR: Oh, Darn. I only got a 60%.

Me: On what?

TR: A quiz about obscure Muppet names.

The Quotable TR: Master of the House Edition

TR did not approve of a shouting contest Andre and I were having.

TR: I don't want to be a loud household. I don't want any of that Planet of the Apes nonsense going on.

The Quotable TR : Non Partisan Edition!

TR: If I started an Indian restaurant on Capitol Hill I'd call it Naan-Partisan.

The Quotable TR: Forward Thinker Edition

TR: When cats have a brainstorming session, they're thinking outside the litter box.

The Quotable TR: Crazy Vietnam Vet Edition

TR: I had a dream last night that tigers were on the beach. One of the tigers had two heads. No one would listen to me about the tigers.

The Quotable TR: Bonafide Crumudgeon Edition!

Me: Where did you put that Cookie Kisses book?

TR: I can't stand that book. I don't like things that repeat. That's why I don't like Thanksgiving and Christmas, either.

The Quotable TR: Saturday Night Special!

Me: Isn't it fun being a family man?

TR: I think I need some baklava.

Inside The Mind Of TR

Hey Zeus!, originally uploaded by thomasr9.

TR has a little sketchbook where he, uh, sketches things. Every now and then I go through it, often amused at what I find. This was one recent sketch.

Here is another. Is this what a desk job does to your brain?

The Quotable TR: Sunday Morning Edition

TR: Some days I wish I were an octopus. That way I could get so much more done.

The Quotable TR: Superbowl Edition!

Me: Someday you'll have a backyard full of chickens, just like you've always wanted.

TR: I've decided that once I've mastered chickens I'm going to move on to bees. Think about it: We could have eggs and honey.

The Quotable TR: Storm Edition!

TR: OK, so. The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man, The Pillsbury Doughboy and the Michelin Man are all distant relatives.

Me: According to whom?

TR: According to me.

The Quotable TR: Saturday Afternoon!

Me: (turning on a recording of the Hava Nagila) This is the song that they play during the Horah. It's so much fun.

TR: I've never been to a wedding where they did that.

Me: It's awesome. And then they put the bride and groom up in chairs and spin them around.

TR: Chairs? That sounds dangerous.

The Quotable TR: Friday Night!

TR: And after that wedding tomorrow night, could you not bring anyone back to your room, please?

Me: Ha! At least you said 'please'.

TR: No, I mean no after-hours parties in your room. I don't want to have to pay for damages.

The Quotable TR: Tuesday Morning

Me: Everyone who sees Andre says that his Papa must be a big guy.

TR: I'm not that big.

Me: You're 6'3!

TR: 6'2. But I feel small on the inside.

The Quotable TR: Monday Edition!

Me: Once you have your house with enough room for a chicken coop, maybe you should consider some free roaming peacocks as well?

TR: No. No peacocks. I don't like peacocks. They remind me of Liberace.

The Quotable TR: Friday Evening Edition

Me: I'm so glad I got to go into the office today and work on stuff. Housewifery makes me feel like a caged animal.

TR: (shrugging) You could always go up to the roofdeck...