Worth setting aside holiday prep last night for this delightful and refreshing talk. Grateful today for NYSWI, which perseveres to bring all kind of stories to life.

After two years away, I found the NYC sidewalks and subways and shops and overall vibe warmer and more gentle than it used to be.

Grondahl: A holiday miracle to smile about  timesunion.com/news/article/G… Nice story, made me smile!

🎅🏻BREAKING🎅🏻 A new flight has appeared on our Arrivals board! Our airfield team has cleared all snow off the runway and our control tower is on standby to clear the air space tonight. All systems are a go for a safe and on-time arrival from the North Pole.

Always nice to see the comfy, cozy Albany Airport reading room (even when I arrive at 10:30 pm).

My flights yesterday were not cancelled, were spot on time, and were not full. Not what I expected.

We do the best we can. Love helps to get us through unscathed. But social supports, like affordable, available, quality child care, make a huge difference.

Letter: Thanks for Grondahl's column timesunion.com/opinion/articl… This is truth. Paul tells every story with insight and compassion. Thank you, Paul.

In one tiny district, a wild idea got kids reading timesunion.com/news/article/I… Smart thinking by educators 😊

NYS Park Day shout out to the many people working to “put the Hudson back in Castleton-on-Hudson!”

Last week, a young father who lives in a country that has seen decades of war, told me he believes it’s too late to stem gun violence in America. Too many guns already out there, he said. I can only hope he is wrong.

we should def get back at Texas and Florida by sending them books

I love the NYSWI for giving the public such varied chances to hear directly from writers. I bring home all kinds of interesting perspectives from every event. What a pleasure!

via The New York Times I had a lot of fun reading this review over my coffee this morning. nytimes.com/2022/09/22/boo…

Yep. It has always struck me as insane that we allow this sort of thing.

Every once in a while Twitter sources me something beautiful 🪺🐣🐥

Sometimes, Twitter is still worth a look.

Twitter is fun again (thanks, Kev). So is the news. Today I learned always bet on the brown rat in NYC Rat v. Cat.

So very tired of tired old Trump.

What would happen if migrants on boats with limited resources were also seen as brave explorers gifted with curiosity and wonder for depths unknown, I wonder.