Follow this wonderful account. Even the sad stories warm your heart with Niall's love and compassion for these dogs. A reminder about the goodness that is in all of us if we just let it be.

Purple was process of elimination today. Connections Puzzle #980 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Connections Puzzle #979 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

May you be happy, safe and healthy. You are loved friends. Namaste.

Gifting you this NYTimes article about the impunity of the Epstein class. Bit of speculation on whether he was killed or perhaps is still actually alive instead of committing suicide. Feel free to share. Link good for 7 days. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

tricky one. Connections Puzzle #978 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Trickier than usual. Toughy for me. Phew. Connections Puzzle #976 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Excited to see the Monks walking for Peace here in Arlington, Va. A little bit of goodness in the world. Was hoping to see Aloka but he must have been in a car. Lots of ice still on the roads and he probably had cold paws.

Easy Peasy. Connections Puzzle #974 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Gifting you this Bloomberg Article (from my subscription). This is not good. China holds over $600B in US treasuries. Not as much as they held at one time but a large sell-off in China could set off worse. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Musing about whether these "wellness/longevity gurus" started out as slimy & grifty or if it was newfound access to money & influence that created these grifters. Gifting you this NYTimes opinion article on Peter Attia. Gift link good for 7 days. Feel free to share www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...

Giving myself a little pat on the back for this one. Connections Puzzle #973 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Gifting you this interesting Bloomberg opinion article about Anthropic (who many think triggered the AI stock selloff) and their safety first, mission focused culture. Some interesting insights. Feel free to share. Link good for 7 days. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Gift article from NYtimes about infant laughter. Interesting and fun. Link good for 7 days. Feel free to share. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/o...

Tough one for me. I'll take the win. Connections Puzzle #969 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Pretty Easy. Still missed one. Need more coffee. Have a great day. Connections Puzzle #968 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟩🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Having coffee with an old friend this morning.

First there were two lovely birds, now my deck is beginning to feel just a bit like that Hitchcock movie. LOL.

Would not have gotten purple except by process of elimination. Tricky for me. Connections Puzzle #967 🟦🟦🟦🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Gifting you this Bloomberg opinion piece on new Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh. Doesn't say it explicity but it's understood that balancing being Trump's puppet and doing the right thing based on facts and Feds two priorities (inflation and jobs) will not be easy. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Gifting you this pretty brutal take down of the Melania movie by Maureen Dowd. Feel free to share. Link good for 7 days. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

Pretty easy, still missed one. A win is a win though. Connections Puzzle #965 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟨🟨🟨 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Phew. Wordle 1,685 6/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Gifting you this Bloomberg article. Link good for 7 days, feel free to share. Article discusses how healthcare now tops food at Americans biggest Economic concerns. Americans want/need universal care, the better, cheaper care citizens of other countries get. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Blue had me fooled for a bit. Connections Puzzle #963 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟦🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Extremely tricky. One mistake. Feeling pretty smug. 😀 Connections Puzzle #961 🟪🟦🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Amaryllis gone wild.

Gifting you this @nytimes.com front page article. Link good for 7 days. Can't say I'm thrilled with the "rush to judgement" lead instead of the reality of no judgement, just rush to lie and coverup and lie some more, but at least it's something. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...

NYTimes said this was pretty easy. Would not have gotten the last connection except by process of elimination. Phew. Connections Puzzle #956 🟩🟨🟩🟩 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Japan was the largest foreign holder of US treasures. This sell-off is not good . UK 2nd, China 3rd. US economy & stability is vulnerable as other countries start to feel investment in US is no longer safe or sane.Gifting you this Bloomberg article. Good for 7 days. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Phew. Connections Puzzle #954 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟪🟦🟦 🟦🟦🟪🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Curried chicken and broccoli tonight. . Also onions and some mushrooms.

This one took some "staring" at the clues. Still not sure what green category is as NYTimes uses an emoji as the category. Connections Puzzle #953 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟦🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Something is digging under my shed. Fox?

Hawk, hunting for breakfast from my front yard dogwood.

Thank you NYTimes for one more easy-peasy Connections. I needed this. Connections Puzzle #946 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪

My brain works in mysterious ways. This one was easy for me. Connections Puzzle #945 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨

I enjoyed this wide ranging NYTimes Jennifer Lawrence interview. Here is a gift link (no paywall) from my subscription. I believe these links are good for seven days. Feel free to share. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/m...

Rocky B isn’t a caturday cat or Trump and Epstein but he’s in trouble of being euthanized #nycacc ! Why doesn’t any1 want this precious PUPPY? Why are you all not reposting him? He deserves a good life! He’s so easy going! EAST COAST I NEED A FOSTER FOR FUCKS SAKE! Dm ME! Repost him! Save a life!

Better late than never. Christmas Amaryllis blooming now. Looks like we may get some orchids soon.

I don't know @kameronhurley.com but thank you for putting into words the reason why the ending of Stranger Things was so satisfying. It was better than all the therapists (necessary) & all the self-help books (also helpful) put together. www.kameronhurley.com/we-are-the-s...

Waiting for the tough one. You know it's coming. Connections Puzzle #942 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Not too tough today. Connections Puzzle #941 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

I had to walk away and come back several times to see the patterns here. Connections Puzzle #939 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟪🟪🟪🟪

Gifting you this NYT article, link is good for 7 days so feel free to repost and share. More reasons to get vaccinated. Thanks NYtimes for sharing information that we certainly can no longer get from our crappy CDC run by a narcissistic monster (was that too harsh?). www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

Not shabby. Connections Puzzle #936 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦

Gifting you this Bloomberg Article. Interview with Kara Swisher on the tech "Titans", AI, personalities, even a small interesting bit on Steve Jobs vs. Tim Cook. Reasons to be hopeful and very, very afraid. Link is good for 7 days. Feel free to share. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Happy New Year. May 2026 bring you all the peace, love and happiness your heart can hold. Namaste friends.