Happy Birthday to Henry David Thoreau. My favorite pun in senior English was declaring I wanted to Thoreau Up” after reading "Walden.” (It wasn’t true, I was just being a smart aleck.) Today my goal is to be a "Thoreau reader." To that end, today’s a good day to read “Civil Disobedience.”

Early morning message to my NYTimes Games buddy. #NYTGames #Nyt #Connections

Hahaha …. Someone’s having fun with Houstonians.

Puzzle time …. My favorite time of the year!

Road trip time! Peanuts are canned because while my home state insists on teaching the Bible in its schools, it has yet to adopt this tasty southern treat. Yeah … nothing makes sense in Texas, not even this post.💙

Mika and Joe lured me away from NPR back in 2016 …. I’ve streamed the show every morning for years. This week, I return home to Morning Edition and forever say adios to MSNBC. @msnbc.com @npr.org