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GenX out fetching and sharing smiles. Happy mom and wife. Posting on social psychology, music, nature, travel, and kindness.
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NEW: Voice of America is in upheaval. Journalists are facing HR investigations for comments critical of Trump. One of VOA's highest-profile journalists was put on leave today after a Trump aide called him a traitor. And the White House bureau chief was reassigned. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/b...

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“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” — Dalai Lama “Quote of the Day” from Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper newsletter

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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt. Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

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It’s not just US, other countries have odd spring predictions too. springhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/in-switzerland-giant-exploding-snowman-helps-predict-spring-180958667/

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#ACTUALNEWS Statement by the members of the European Council on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day “Never again is NOW.”

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“Life doesn’t come to you. It comes from you.” If you need reprieve from the recent hellish news, today’s post from Chip Conley’s newsletter is especially uplifting. www.meawisdom.com/when-serendi...

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I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

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Oskar brought a little extra holly jolly on his visit last week, along with Tessa, Rosie, Twix and Kenzie

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We forget so easily. #GenerationalAmnesia theconversation.com/infectious-d...

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“Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.” ― Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519 🙏🏼🌍🕊️

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A week before Thanksgiving, Arlo Guthrie announces the death of his old friend Alice Brock of Alice's Restaurant Massacree fame. She was 83. www.facebook.com/share/p/HKcK...

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Every city should have these swings.

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And now I know why I follow so many musicians,writers, philosophers, photographers and travelers here

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“In a dark time, the eye begins to see” -Theodore Roethke Resist becoming inured to the parade of venality, ignominy, and wickedness that's coming our way. It’ll test our sanity but we must keep our eyes open, and crawl our way back into the light, inch by inch.

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Throwing out this dog bone for the #DogLovers: If you or a loved one is ever in a hospital, it never hurts to ASK if they have therapy dogs. If yes, then make sure all of your nurses know you love dogs. When Oskar and I visit, we depend heavily on the staff’s insight on whose room we visit. 🐾

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Really lovely piece on our local libraries by @elizmccrack.bsky.social texashighways.com/culture/texa...

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Not sure who needs this. But as TG, our dear friend would say: you need this right now

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I think Maya Angelou said it best: “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”

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