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a long rant about the shameless mongrels who have spent the whole week acting like the Signal story is no big deal.
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Here is a really good hug from my mom, in case you need one today.
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Arches National Park in Utah 😍
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We took the girls to see The Ringing Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus this morning and had such a fun time! The performers, acrobats, everything was just spectacular and really well executed. I can’t recommend it more for a family event. (Not an ad, just sharing)
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a very very very delightful recipe where pork tenderloin and carrots are tossed with a Moroccan spice blend, roasted on one sheet pan, then served with whipped pistachio feta and pita fries. YUM.
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It's interesting that we mentioned the security benefits of the Signal messaging app in our recent article, and just a few days later, it’s featured in the latest Trump administration scandal.
Yes, it is the most secure but as Matthew Green put it "Encryption can't protect you from stupid."
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Happy 45th birthday to one of the defining songs of the 80s, A Forest by The Cure. After the jagged punk-pop of their first four singles, this was a major tipping point and ushered in a darker, broodier direction for the band. Timeless, atmospheric and as thrilling today as it ever was.
Happy 52nd birthday to Led Zeppelin's fifth album Houses of the Holy, released on this day in the US in 1973. Blending the classic Zeppelin light and shade (Over the Hills and Far Away, No Quarter) with more experimental tracks (The Crunge, D'yer Mak'er) didn't impress all the critics, but it's still a powerhouse of a record and The Rain Song is right up there with their greatest ever ballads.
So, I get that the world is kinda like a dumpster fire in a garbage pile and so on. But when you have a moment, can you send out some love to this guy? He gave us all a ton of great music and joy and he's not doing so well right now. And we need a little more Phil Collins right now, don't ya think?
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