R. Kirk McPike
kirkmcpike.bsky.social
R. Kirk McPike
@kirkmcpike.bsky.social
City Councilman in Alexandria. Congressional Chief of Staff.
Spatchcocking is great, but I like a traditionally-roasted chicken, as well. I once forgot to take out the plastic bag with the optional its. It didn't melt or anything, but everything it was grossed and sorta... steamed... when I took the bird out of the oven.
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My optometrist would argue the typos in this post are more evidence that I need bifocals.
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The raspberry flavor in the one on the right is complemented by … raspberry flavor?
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
There should be a ChiliGPT to answer such questions.
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Law firms, like people, contain multitudes.
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Kidney beans can be very unpleasant if they're not fully rinsed — and when cooked in acidic liquid, they'll never get soft even if you cook them enough to be safe.
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 PM
There's no bike lane at this stretch. It's actually a very fraught stretch of Seminary Road. Very fast car traffic along it.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Adding it to the list!
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I love biking around Alexandria in autumn. Perfect weather and beautiful leaves.
November 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Housing affordability is *the* affordability issue that drives all others. If people don’t feel secure in their ability to keep a roof over their family’s heads, progress in other areas doesn’t provide a sense of stability.
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
As Speaker she pushed through the ACA to expand health care to millions of Americans, Dodd-Frank to regulate banks, and bills to rescue the economy from the Great Recession and the pandemic. She oversaw two impeachments of Donald Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
‪Nancy Pelosi’s first speech on the floor of the Hoise was a clarion call for action on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. She voted against the disastrous Iraq War in 2002. She was a founding member of the Progressive Caucus.‬
November 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We have strayed so far from the light of God.
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM