Trying to remember to recharge my batteries with some beauty and tranquility as often as possible.

"An Ode to the L" by Estelle Wong | 2024 Poetry Winner YouTube video by CTA Connections

In 2024 Estelle Wong, a student at Fremd High School, won the Making History Come Alive Through Words Competition held by the Chicago Collections Consortium with their poem "An Ode to the L"
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President Biden officially signs the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act.

It boosts payments for current and former public employees, affecting nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers, & other public service jobs.

Great news! 💕

On this day in 1818 Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is first published, by 20-year-old Mary Shelley, the world’s first science fiction novel.

“I do know that for the sympathy of one living being, I would make peace with all. I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine...

Credit: Trent Sizemore Photography

Democrats demand answers from Trump pick Mehmet Oz on 'Medicare privatization' In a new letter, seven Democratic lawmakers probed "Dr. Oz" on his past support for putting all seniors in Medicare Advantage and questioned whether he has conflicts of interest.

Dr. Oz reported owning more than half a million dollars in stock in the largest private insurer in Medicare Advantage, the privatized program. If traditional Medicare collapses, then he’d get richer. He absolutely cannot be in charge of Medicare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

A meme of TinTin speaking to Captain. Captain, looking defeated, says "2020 has been a hell of a year" TinTin replies "Captain, it's almost 2025”

Time to wake up!

Yes, very rainy, gloomy day here.

Hi Edd!

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Hi! Nice to be here! Here’s a nice picture of me and my existential dread.

Yikes!

Yay! You are my first follower! I haven’t written any poetry in a long time, but maybe this will inspire me.