Sunny Saturday tasting California reds! 🍷 🍇

File this under: I love hearing smart people deconstruct silly pop culture & I am from Venezuela where watching the Miss Universe pageant is a national obligation! Bravo Asma Khalid for this brilliant episode!!!l podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Trump administration's plan to expand offshore drilling over more than 1.2 billion acres of ocean worries coastal residents, tourism industry.

Excellent USATODAY story recaps concerns and reactions to the administration's plan to expand offshore drilling over more than 1.2 billion acres of ocean--> www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

LOVE that this is my local public radio station’s pod & that I can hear it on NPR One!!!! (Please, support your local NPR member station.) And so proud of the work Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing & that we have such a terrific spokesperson in Aimee David one.npr.org/i/fis-126916...

If you’re at a work meeting with donuts, you must partake. But you can’t take a whole donut so at the end of the meeting the leftovers box is made of mismatched halves & quarters. It’s the rules. I didn’t make them. 🍩

Incredible #sunset tonight

Spectacular #sunset with bagpiper playing the Outlander theme

When I say come visit, this place is unreal. I mean it.

I ❤️ voting in person! #electionday

Good night from our tiny faraway corner of the world

OTTER-LY ROMANTIC says @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Gotta say I'm loving my new job: "let's be puffin-forward" -- actual quote from a planning meeting today :)

Best way to spend my morning: with a local TV crew getting some sea otter footage as our awesome fundraising campaign launches today!

“The attention it’s bringing to sea otters and the aquarium’s work, restoring and recovering the southern sea otter as a species.” www.kqed.org/news/1205973...

RIP Diane Keaton. She starred in some of my favorite movies 💔

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Aren’t #otters the cutest?

Looks like the PG painters club is out this beautiful afternoon

The Grammy-winning singer gave the Monterey Bay Aquarium a subtle shoutout during her latest film event, sporting merchandise in support of the institution known for its extensive sea otter research and marine conservation programs. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Taylor Swift’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Tee Sends a Sweet Nod to Travis Kelce www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/la...

Friday night in Pacific Grove

Statement from @MontereyAq Executive Director Julie Packard on the passing of #JaneGoodall

Gorgeous Sunday: brunch at a winery & stop at a pumpkin patch.

Beautiful ‘Big Sur’ exhibition at Monterey Museum of Art. Came away with reading list: Henry Miller, Kerouac, Lillian Bos Ross…

Can’t get enough of the delicious local tomato varieties. Multicolor tomatoes salad has become our Friday lunch tradition after an early morning farmers’ market visit. 🍅 😋

Que belleza!!! Viva #elTiny y vivan los hermanos colombianos!!! 🇨🇴 youtu.be/XerTuv79p2M

I love this. If I were still in DC I’d definitely volunteer for this project: As Trump criticizes Smithsonian, 'citizen historians' document exhibits www.npr.org/2025/09/22/n...

Breathing in all the sea air

Gracias, Benito ❤️🐰

I'm a big Robert Redford fan, have seen most of his movies, yet I had never seen this video about his environmental activism before. It is SO persuasive and beautiful. We lost an incredibly talented movie star and a strong voice for the environment today. vimeo.com/146947405

MARIPOSA TEKNICOLOR EN #ELTINY -- que maravilla!! #MesDeLaHerenciaHispana youtu.be/3MH37M3wPas

Early morning #farmersmarket visit

For all swifties who love sea otters 🧡🦦 youtu.be/J6MyRDJjBts

Took nacho & my mom to their first California winery today ☀️🍇🌹

"Hector no busca brillar, pero ilumina..." What a gorgeous turn of phrase to describe one of our bilingual volunteers. One of the things that makes me proud to work at the @montereybayaquarium.org is our goal to be fully bilingual. youtu.be/ZlhvLkQzJXY

LOVE that CBS Sunday morning did a story about our joyful noisy neighborhood sea lions! www.cbsnews.com/video/nature...

For generations, the federal government has served as a ladder to the middle class for Black Americans who were shut out of jobs because of discrimination. The federal government has historically offered more job stability, pay equity and career advancement... www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...

“The people of the county help us advance our mission to inspire conservation of the ocean in so many ways. This is one small gesture for us to show our appreciation.” www.montereyherald.com/2025/08/31/m...

Spotted a little harbor seal sunbathing on a rock during my guest experience training today!

When you’re walking the dog in your PJs & your neighbors pretend not to notice…

The sea lions are back in San Carlos beach & they are LOUD!

Congratulations to “Voces: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos," winner of the 2025 Imagen Award. The NPR Latino employee group hosted a screening in DC during Hispanic Heritage Month & it was one of the most meaningful events in my decade working there. deadline.com/2025/08/imag...