here is a thread of animations I made for anyone who could use some deep breaths

Pick Jamie!

Read this thread. And reread. Till we get it.

Indeed!

That top right one... my word!

Listening right now.

You asked for it, so I'm delivering! You can now buy a special edition of my inaugural poem! I hope you cherish this print as much as the performance xo Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 penguinrandomhouse.com/books/689867/t…

I am literally crying laughing.

Happy Saturday to everyone but especially Yo-Yo Ma who got his second dose at our local vaccine clinic today and played a concert for everyone during the 15 min waiting period

Adam Toledo. 13 years old. A middle-schooler. His hands were raised in compliance when a police officer killed him. Dear God.

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Erma Bombeck's death. She left us a legacy of laughter. She was a celebrated humorist, a beloved graduate of the University of Dayton — and the patron saint of motherhood.

I don’t know what I expected adulthood to be like, but I definitely didn’t realize it would involve this much focus on lawn care, health insurance, & the local sanitation schedule.

We accept that athletes are exceptionally fit, tough, & motivated; When they say they have a physical injury, it must be bad to keep them out of competition. That we don't give them the same benefit when it comes to mental health just shows how we don't treat that as "real."

In an effort to help decrease the growing student debt nationwide, Walmart announced this week it would begin offering free college tuition and books to its 1.5 million U.S. employees, effective Aug. 16. n.pr/3lbCIbB

Well. That's it. The sports win.

Variety jeopardy: we're searching for a new host everyone: ok we want LeVar Burton j: we want to see who the audience responds to best e: we ❤ levar j: if only we had some idea who to choose e: le👏 var👏 bur👏 ton👏 j: congrats to mike richards e: that's not how you spell levar

I love social media.

The FDA has officially approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. While all three COVID vaccines have met FDA's strict standards for emergency use, this FDA approval should give added confidence that this vaccine is safe and effective. If you're not vaccinated yet, now is the time.

This is powerful perspective on our kids living through this these pandemic times. Or, it surely should be.

This thread made my whole week.