Tim Barrus Blog
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
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I admire Ross Douthat’s writing. It is focused and cogent. It’s not stupid. Most republicans are just stupid – Madison. A prerequisite for being a republican is an IQ of less than zero. Of course, they don’t want abortion. They wouldn’t be here.
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Tim Barrus: SPED
No. This is who you are and you know it, Sugarbutt.
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Tim Barrus: Spring Break
I am told – that cannot be done – oh, Sugarbutt. It can be done. Ride shotgun. I’ll take you to France. I drive really fast. I never go over a hundred. You can fuck me but I would not recommend it. Also, I’m just dull. But I do shoot…
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Tim Barrus: Someone Cut His Arm Off
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You better find that arm, boy.
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Tim Barrus: What Is Identity
I know people who think that identity is something you decide around the age of nine. Grow up. And keep asking.
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Tim Barrus: Self-portrait or Selfie
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It’s selfish. I interact with people to learn from their second selves. The part of them that just is.
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
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When the New York Times talks politics, it will often refer to the Constitution of the United States, a constitution that no has ever read. The New York Times seems so out of touch. No one here in Appalachia has ever seen a constitution. I thought Mr. Constitution knew who…
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Tim Barrus: The skateboard is only symbolic of a trillion things.
You never know if there will be an audience for anything. You just have to simply do it. Make it. Create from scratch. Or go home. – tim barrus
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
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I do not like taking on educational issues. It’s too big. It’s cumbersome. I have seen it up close all over the country. From blind kids in NYC to deaf kids in San Francisco. To boys with HIV who had learned that education is a hustle, too. Teaching kids to…
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Tim Barrus, New York Times
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I have done a lot of things with my life. Most of it has been a huge waste of time. I carry around a zillion regrets. But being a part of the very complex process of facilitating deaf four-year-olds with how to read and write, was the best thing I…