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My boys over at Darlingside have done it again.

Another beautiful song that has become the anthem for getting me through this tough time.

Vaginas

This email could not have come at a better moment. It was sent mere hours after learning of Ursa’s diagnosis, prior to informing said friend of what was going on with our family.

I’d say that this is the sign of a damn beautiful friendship.

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Thank you, Meg, for putting this on my radar:

The problem is also that under current social, economic, and cultural conditions, no matter what one chooses, there will be costs:  for stay at home mothers, increased economic vulnerability and dependence on their spouses, which can decrease their exit options and thus their power in their marriages; for working mothers, the high costs of quality child care and difficulty keeping up at work with those who either have no children or have spouses at home taking care of them, which exacerbates the wage gap and keeps the glass ceiling in place.

In the heart of commencement season, this piece strikes a cord. This young woman was wise beyond her (too few) years:

This scares me. More than finding the right job or city or spouse – I’m scared of losing this web we’re in. This elusive, indefinable, opposite of loneliness. This feeling I feel right now.

Fellow Eph and pal on The Brash Hypocricy of Lanny Davis:

Anyway, I was content with my little joke, a glancing arrow shot lamely at the giant beast that is Washington’s disgusting culture. And I moved on. But then, yesterday afternoon, Lanny Davis tweeted a response.

The Whaleys

Miss Courtland Whaley inherited the majority of her looks from her Papa, which feels appropriate given their shared middle name.

This inheritance ensures a life of beet red faces, SPF 80 sunscreen, and the propensity to sweat buckets such that one appears freshly showered after even mild physical exertion. But it also guarantees stunning blue eyes, hair color that people pay hundreds of dollars to emulate, and life long youthfulness and adorableness. She could be doing a lot worse.

Green Thumb

The only proper Vermonter in this family is proving to have quite the green thumb.

Happiness

This will fill you with unbridled joy. I promise.

I can’t wipe the stupid grin off my face after watching this. I dare you to try and note smile like a total fool.

A Hognose Snake Treat

Sunny: A hognose snake would like to eat this toad.

Her Ranger would be so proud.