The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Perfect show, tragic ending
Marty, Life is Short Life is short, life is beautiful
Remarkably Bright Creatures great book, movie satisfied
Lord of the Flies too close, episode 3 scenery
The Penguin Lessons glad I finally watched this one
Finding My Way, Malala Y. look beyond/behind the public image
When you live with your friends you see another side of them—and sometimes you don’t like what you see. p. 172
When I was a child I thought if I spoke out, things would get better. Surely, once world leaders understood our problems, they would fix them. p. 266
The Missionary Kids, H. Berkley Fletcher shining a light on needed truth
…American exceptionalism. The sense that the United States is a divinely ordained nation has penetrated and guided our national life in both secular and sacred expression. p. 27
'… a hallmark of a narcistic culture is the inability to clearly see itself and a lack of critical thought about beliefs and behavior… p. 44
Football, C. Klosterman adding to my already conflicted feeling
…it is always Jim Thorpe. He is not the beginning. He is the reason the beginning began. p. 126
Football’s relationship to race is confusing, inconsistent, and willfully misread. Which is how it must be, in order to feel like life. p. 180
The settlement paid to Kaepernick serves as evidence he was blackballed by the league’s owners… p. 198.
Python's Kiss, L. Erdrich curious tales, revealing, challenging and memorable
Perhaps it was strange that, of her loves, the hopeless alcoholic would be the one she still mourned, and somehow couldn’t live without. p. 42
a little blues makes everyday better
perfect for reflection and rainy daysshe just keeps on keeping on
perfect for reflection and rainy days
Helm’s coming to Bellingham in August!
schools are our future…
goodbye Hacks, thanks for the ride
love the history and connections
Steven Charleston quote for this moment: You are a steward of hope. It has been entrusted to you. No matter what the reality around you, you will hold on to hope. Hope for a return to stability, to integrity, to peace. You may have doubts. Others may abandon hope as they run from fear. But you are a steward of hope and will stand your ground. I know this is what you will do, for I am standing right beside you.
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