happy fourth birthday to this absolute 🍗 — Wylie, you’re the cutest + cuddliest boy around and I regularly thank my lucky stars for bringing you into my life. you are joy, you are warmth, you are love!
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two years ago today I held you in my arms as the color drained from your eyes. when I close my own eyes, I can still feel that transfer of energy as you left this realm in search for the next. the entire room became dull, and that dullness followed me everywhere for weeks on end.
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but I promise you, Whips, this is how I remember you: vibrant, beautiful, so very full of life. you shined brilliant hues on every minute of every day that we spent together, and I will never forget your deep labradorite soul.
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the people: our city is plagued by drugs, crime, homelessness, mental illness, a polluted waterfront, and a housing crisis. help!
the city of Burlington: best we can do is reduce the speed limit to 20mph
“let’s start furiously jackhammering at 7 a.m. and save the quiet, non-groundshaking work for the afternoon, when everyone is awake or away.” — construction site managers in residential areas
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did you know? 75% of the world’s water consumption occurs when I’m cooking dinner and have to rinse my hands between every step of the process!
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briefly escaped the 60° weather of Vermont (🙃) for the 80° weather of Florida (😎), and it was a real treat. [side note: mocktails should be half the price of cocktails, and I will be running for President in 2024 entirely on this platform.] – at Miami, FL
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a New Year’s resolution I can get behind: more walks in the woods with friends (and their dogs).
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had dinner at my first Michelin star restaurant (incredible), then rolled myself out of there looking like the Michelin Man. love a full circle moment! – at Manhattan, NY


















