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Tweets about baseball, music, healthcare & Pensacola. Psychology and disability are important issues to me. One can never own too many books. pronouns: she/her

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I haven’t listened to the news much since the last election, but tuning in to @NPR today, I forgot how much I really appreciate and miss the razor sharp reporting of @NPRKelly. She gives me hope.

[John Mayer @JohnMayer]

Thank you Francisco Lindor @Lindor12BC. Thank you New York Mets. You never know when you’re going to find a new source of inspiration, and Francisco became that inspiration for me this year. You could see the dedication in his eyes, in his plays - you could even see it in his strikeouts; it wasn’t a case of “couldn’t,” only “didn’t that time.”

My Sphere concerts this summer became games in my mind. Wins were when the music was cooking, when the notes matched the intention, when the zone could be found. Every weekend was a series, and every show was a home game.

When I injured my finger and looked down to see half the nail sheared off and bleeding, my first thought was how to play with the other three fingers. That was what Lindor would have done, and so that’s what I did.

The Mets’ talent makes them aspirational, but their humanity makes them relational. It means that it’s never out of the question what’s being done on that field could be done by you and I in our pursuits, too.

If I had one secret of success to share with you, it’s to pick someone in life you admire and run alongside them. You don’t have to know them to decide that if they can keep going, you can keep going. And the Mets kept going.

I hope that in the next few days, after the disappointment has had its say, that Francisco and the entire team realizes that what they accomplished was enough. Their monumental run was enough to unify a city, bring together families, friends, and remind us all that above all else, nothing is more powerful a force in achieving success than effort. A boring word, “effort.” But it’s the only chance of good becoming great and that greatness taking hold for the long run.

So thank you Francisco Lindor, and thank you to the 2024 Mets for the unbelievable adventure, the inspiration, and the reminder to never give up. It was more than enough.

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@ProjectLincoln Snoop 🤣

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@WXPNMikeV Thanks, had trouble listening in the wilderness of Mississippi, on our way back home to Pensacola from seeing the eclipse in Arkansas.

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@WXPNMikeV @wxpnfm 1st LP I bought w/ my own $ was Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road at the local record store on 5th Ave in Bay Ridge Bklyn. It had a blemish on it that made it skip in one of the songs, I can’t remember now, and can’t check cuz it was lost in hurricane Opal in Pensacola FL

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@WXPNMikeV seems like it’s impossible to Google Dada without adding “band” to the search. I’m late to this, apologies if you already played them!

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@kristenkurtis Haha just surprised it beat out Etta 🤷‍♀️

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@halogenhedgehog THIS!

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@DanielEstrin @Avigdorii It seemed like only yesterday that you were talking with the other Daniels about how crazy it was that you all shared the same names. And now you are in the middle of chaos. Be safe. It is a gentle reminder that everything can change in a moment.

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@WXPNMikeV Mike I’m home after getting a new knee this week. It’s super special to spend this magical Beatles moment with you and the other @wxpnfm members and listeners 🧡 thanks so much for this treat!

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

'We take joy in our different experiences ... and I think that tends to surprise people' — Disability justice activist Anna Landre shares how she is fighting for rights for her community across the globe

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Only @DJRobertDrake on @xpnmorningshow remembers the 90’s perfection of “Little Fluffy Clouds” 💜💜

[PBS News @NewsHour]

For the 15th straight year Cherokee youth are retracing the Trail of Tears on bikes in hopes of achieving a deeper understanding of their homeland and the forced removal that took it away. https://t.co/Co7P5oobu7

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So sorry to hear about @TomGoldmanNPR Tom you were my source for whatever was happening in the sports world. Bon voyage!

[Scott Simon @nprscottsimon]

I just want to point out that our farewell convo with @TomGoldmanNPR is preceded by an important story on wastewater. Coincidence?

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@FND_Together @ConnectFnd Thanks hadn’t seen this yet.

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🖤 @JayMassey

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In 1995, 14 wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park. No one expected the miracle that the wolves would bring

[📹 Protect All Wildlife: https://t.co/rsjS56xnQ8]
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@kristenkurtis @xpnmorningshow
After hearing “whangdoodle” in a song and now Bill Withers singing “dadgummit,” have we ever had a Friday morning mix tape of songs with weird expressions or cuss-replacement words?? Might be interesting 🤣

[FNDConnect @ConnectFnd]

Excellent article ➡️ @MPLerario New Research Points to Causes for Brain Disorders with No Obvious Injury - https://t.co/O0aRBoWHSb #FNDAware

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@wxpnfm Hubs thought it was an awesome transition intro 🖤

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@wxpnfm Well, it is April 1 but this is just painful following Sleepy Hollow lol.