After dinner, I couldn’t resist snapping a photo of my friend’s cat, Clara, lazing atop her woven doppelgänger.

One of my most prized possessions is this autographed book by President Jimmy Carter. It was an honor to be in his presence as he signed it. President Carter was the quintessential public servant and the very definition of a good man. May he rest in peace.

There’s something about watching Jimmy Carter’s casket on the way to his funeral at National Cathedral, on the precipice of a change of leadership in today’s White House, that feels like the end of leadership by great men who are also good men. It’s weighing heavily on my heart.

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