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Fueled by curiosity, powered by empathy, runs on science, and often distracted by cute animals.
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I feel so much shame watching clips of the meeting with Zelenskyy today. Never in my lifetime did I think a United States president and vp would side with a communist dictator.

This good boy! Murphy reminds me that some days you just need to chill.

The Valentine’s Day card I sent to my loved ones this year

In my most recent emails to my Congressman and Senators, I suggested that if they were *really* serious about cutting government waste, they’d start with themselves. Since Trump took office, they have abdicated their responsibilities to him and the Musketeers. Seems like we don’t need them anymore.

If they are serious about cutting government waste, I’d start with all the members of Congress who are abdicating their responsibilities and allowing this to happen. Defund their staff and offices. We don’t need them.

31 years ago Monday, while in the hospital holding my newborn baby girl, my house burned down. My husband returned home to find it fully engulfed, and the stress sent him back to the hospital, this time in the back of an ambulance. For three days we didn’t know where we were going to go.

The power of community: for the past 3 years, the organization I work for has been working to increase teacher diversity, specifically, Black male and Latino teachers. Because representation matter. And because all students benefit when they have diverse teachers.

Dear dog toy manufacturers: please use my golden retriever as a tester for “tough” dog toys. Attached is evidence of her proficiency as a chewer.

Joe Biden has been a true public servant his whole career and we owe a lot to him for what he’s done as president. But I will always think of him first and foremost as a father who never gave up on his son and showed what it means to love unconditionally.