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Dad. Husband. Friend.

I grew up fearing the team would eventually move to California or Toronto someday. Now I'm guaranteed my eventual grandkids are gonna have their own team to root for. Big day in Buffalo tomorrow.

I can't stop thinking about the research I did a few weeks ago on Victorian mourning jewelry. Especially the pieces involving locks of a loved one's hair. I think I might write an essay about it on Substack this week. What's piqued your interest enough to write about it recently? 📚💙

Spam me with all your best podcasts recommendations! Bonus points if it's about writing, literature, or the strange & unusual. (I think I've consumed ALL the true crime content available on the interwebs, but hit me up if you have a gem.) 📚💙

NEW: After U.S. missile strikes killed hundreds of civilians in Iran and Yemen, the Defense Department is poised to reinstate a program meant to reduce civilian harm during military operations. Pete Hegseth gutted it over the objections of top commanders.

Top Commanders Told Hegseth Not to Cut Civilian Protection Program, Poll Showed. He Did It Anyway.

The U.S. military has killed hundreds of noncombatants since gutting its Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response mission last year. After significant blowback, the Defense Department is considering part...

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The Browns made this decision in March. They have been sowing justifications and rationalizations for months. They rigged the competition against Shedeur, who should have been an easy out in the 1st place. And when Descuzzball still lost, the Browns shrugged and pretended he won.

In 2018, he was already a clear future Hall of Famer, & I was a nervous new reporter on the beat. But no one was more welcoming than Larry Fitzgerald, & there was nothing cooler than hearing him start answers w/ “Little Fitzy” Congrats, congrats to the GFitzOAT on Canton! 🐐🏆✨

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My son scrapes up the gooey crumbs with a fork. "That was heavenly." I slide my plate past the empty pie tin. Say I'm too full. A smile lights his face as he clatters my plate onto his own. I'd dreamed of that pie all day. But some things are more #divine than great-grandma's pecan pie. #vss365

I’m continuing my “Stephen King Summer” with Carrie. This was one of the first books by him I read, back in my early teen years. The voice has sucked me right back in! Anyone else reading this book? Or any thoughts on the new TV series based on it coming out this October? 📚💙

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