The longer I'm around this weird-strange-Earth, the more confident I become that the only thing that really matters is living a life with kindness, curiosity, empathy, and integrity—being the kind of person you hope your child will grow up to be. Everything else is just noise.

When Ken Burns asked every living president to recite the Gettysburg Address in 2013, Pres. Carter shared this story about Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the Camp David Accords. We are thinking about the President and thought all would appreciate this wonderful story.

i honestly think the biggest hack in life is finding a partner who’s default happy, positive and optimistic. if that’s the base you start with you’re in a very good position to have a happy life

I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. ~ Abraham Lincoln

Struggle and failure are a fundamental part of learning. If you embrace this fact, it starts being fun.

Baseball’s final shift?

I said goodbye to a patient a few years ago. She didn’t die, she just got old. I treat patients to age 21 and they move on. When they do, I joke, “well, I did my job! I kept you alive until adulthood!” With this kid, it was not a joke. 1/

if you leave the room i’m in. i will always follow you to the next one. whatever this adventure is. you don’t have to do it alone

We're still celebrating 25 yrs of research with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, the 3rd largest optical telescope in the world!! Join us tomorrow evening for a fun livestream of this incredible instrument! https://t.co/uWtxgwiru0

The Astros are the first team to ever eliminate the Yankees from the postseason 4 different times.

40 years ago today, Caltech astronomers photographed the returning Halley's Comet when it was still beyond Saturn's orbit and more than 960 million miles from the Sun. https://t.co/dA6QxCl8Pc

Winning: tastes just as good as salsa. Way to go @astros!

Yordan Alvarez recorded the 2nd walk-off HR in postseason history by a team down to its final out. The other was Kirk Gibson's walk-off HR off Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series.

There is nothing like watching a derby in a proper pub. BTW there is no love lost for Spurs in Amsterdam. And Arsenal is too much like Ajax, beautiful football but forgetting to score... #ARSTOT

I’m shocked by the streamers in the ejecta. In ordinary granular splash experiments we see nothing like this. A few musings about this in a thread… /1

Solid plan for great weekend: 1) Get new recipe from @homesicktexan 2) Cook that on Saturday night 3) Enjoy great food and appreciation from family. #HomesickTexan #HappyFood

My English/creative writing degree has been the most valuable ‘thing’ I have in terms of what I can bring to any job. In every job. By far the most valuable tool I will ever have. I work in narratives.

We are all ignorant about different things. ~ Will Rogers

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 2022

my morning nap ran over. so i am a few minutes late. for my midday nap. this probably means. i will be a little late. for my early afternoon nap. and my post dinner snooze. this is why buffers are necessary. between events on your schedule