[whispers repeatedly]: Who did this to you? Me when stripping painted 100+ year old woodwork

Ben Platt’s voice is like melted chocolate + a sleeping puppy + the warmest blanket + all the joy and sadness humanity has ever experienced all mixed into one.

As heard at the #DMB concert: “My wife is 10 years younger than me. She’s confused why we’re alll into this.”

Even when hearts feel like they’re breaking, they can still grow bigger and bigger with more love and care. Karli, a young Muppet in foster care, and her friend @Elmo look at what fills up their hearts in this new video on Sesame Street in Communities. #SesameCommunity

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A comprehensive study of crash and street design data from 12 cities finds that roads with protected bike lanes make both cycling and driving safer. Laura Bliss reports: trib.al/V0YNEXO

[RE: Sesame Street] "All the multi-ethnic characters— adults, children, puppets — lived, worked, & played together on a street in an inner-city neighborhood, similar (if in an idealized way) to the streets in which many minority children were growing up" thedailybeast.com/chester-pierce…

As much as I like construction, I don’t think it’s necessary for trucks to block the merge lane so everyone can be here longer. Crews have even added signage that says “Use Both Lanes”... Merge👏Like👏A👏Zipper👏 #mergelikeazipper

Fun fact about #NYG2019 - before every youth gathering, my mom goes to the mountain of backpacks and hides money in some of the Bibles. She then chuckles just picturing the moment when one kid finds money and all their friends race to search their Bibles.

Since 1899, 3.6M+ ppl have died in traffic accidents, 80M+ injured; pedestrian fatalities have risen. The road has emerged as the setting for our most violent illustrations of systemic racism, combustion engines have helped create a climate crisis, and.. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…

In this next election cycle, instead of debates, let's host forums where candidates have to prove how they're similar and will work together. Everyone on both sides has made it more than clear how they're different. We get it.

BIKES FOREVER!!! // "Think of every journey you take as an opportunity to reinforce how highly you value all life and everyone’s well-being.” medium.com/@alex.m.dyer/c…

"Cities, at the end of the day, are terrific places to raise kids" // YEP vox.com/the-highlight/…

MO ranks 46th among states for public transit funding. Only 5 states have a lower investment than MO’s 34 cents per capita. 4 of those states have no state investment for transit: Alabama, Hawaii, Nevada & Utah. Only Idaho at 18 cents per capita is lower than MO.

Attention fellow Halloween-Candy-Hoarders: This is the week you need to ignore your instincts and eat your candy. All that precious chocolate is about to start tasting like the fruity things.

It's true that The Home Depot is normally my happy place and I miss wandering aisles. In the meantime, I'd like to thank Mike from the Home Depot in Sunset Hills for going above and beyond to help me get what I needed and on my way without having to touch a thing.

NORMALIZE CHANGING YOUR OPINION ON SOMETHING AFTER LEARNING NEW INFORMATION. ITS OKAY. I PROMISE.

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