Scamper always looks shocked that you question her life choices.

@effinbirds.com feeling fomo for missing ComicCon, only to have a close friend bring me a personalized Effin Birds calendar!!! Thanks for signing this-- next year is already looking more promising.

Dawn at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

@senatedemocrats.bsky.social this one's for you

Here it is!

Elihu Vedder painted The Lair of the Sea Serpent the summer there were reports of a sea monster off the Gloucester coast.

I wish I was more surprised by the entrenchment of Lost Cause hagiography in prominent American History departments. Riveting @washingtonpost.com piece by Howell Raine's. Thought of you, @kevinmlevin.bsky.social

New addition to the fam: tuxedo kitten that adopted my daughter's household. Totally adorable, definitely an abandoned house kitty. Now called Scamp. Eats meat from your sandwich when you're not looking. Oscar (the pup) loves him. All's right in the world.

Meet Oscar, the luckiest rescue pup. He brightens everyone's day

Oscar says, introductions are easier to write when you've already written your conclusion. In your end is your beginning, to invoke TS Eliot.

My daughter showed up with her wonderful rescue dog, Oscar, for a weekend of puppy therapy. Which I desperately needed. It was awesome. And so is she.

The view from 20,000 feet

By the way this is a spectacular summer drink. And yes to the pepper and flake salt!

And here we go piling on with pup pics

Reskeeting a photo of myself to counterbalance the flood of Rudy Giuliani mugshots