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“Resisting wearing a mask in a pandemic is nothing more than selfish, libertarian nonsense masquerading as a comic-book defense of freedom: ‘Don’t tread on me, but I can breathe on you.’”- Thomas Friedman, NY Times, 7-29-20

Last Chance U is some of the most powerful television I have ever watched.

$150M has now been spent on the Maine senate race. $90M of that comes from out-of-state individuals and PACs with neither prior nor future interest in Maine’s affairs or issues. Regardless of whether you prefer Sarah or Susan... way too Orwellian for me.

Thinking of Bowdoin lax on what would be their first week of practice. Keep the faith. Better days ahead. Go U Bears! Bowdoin Men's Lacrosse

So, your kid says, “Mommy/Daddy, who’s Ray Charles?”… Queue up this number from this new & perfect EP, put the volume at 6 or 7, give a listen. Then say, “That’s Brother Ray.” ‘Nuff said. open.spotify.com/track/3yearRfV…

hyde.edu/blog/malcolms-… A post for NBA All-Star Weekend…

Although she never mentioned SEL by name in this important book, Lisa Miller’s message could serve as a clarion call for including it in the educations of all our kids. hyde.edu/blog/malcolms-…

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Nothing to see here… Two guys revert to pubescence — one with mouth, the other with hand (later adding a touch of irony by calling himself a “vessel of love”) — to help a show dying on the vine of irrelevance to officially become a caricature of itself.

The Boston Globe - The gravest danger to US democracy: righteous intolerance edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynam… …Yup.

Men and women of character build teams and organizations of consequence upon the pillars of trust and…there is no trust among teammates without truthfulness. What is happening to the fabric of our lives when presidents, SC justices, lawyers, etc. can lie so easily?

What is lost in the world of participation trophies is the development of those unique qualities required to rise up, to “move your face toward the light”, when a game is actually being decided…and developing the sense of being a supportive teammate in those critical moments.

The spiritual core in whole child education calls for awakened schools. #awakenedschools

Common Ground: Harrison Westhaver Gauld inspires knox.villagesoup.com/?p=869379 Please excuse my parental indulgence as I brag about my son.

We must not let sportsmanship slip away in our schools edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynam… After watching too many sports talk shows ignore this angle, thought I’d take a shot.

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