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Email from our daughters high school:

“Due to budget cuts, the number of counselors serving Washburn students has shrunk from 5 to 3. Though our enrollment will once again be approximately 1650 students…”

We are in an incredibly anxious time. Many families are destabilized due to the pandemic and record unemployment. Add to that the tough work that we need to do on racism. Reducing counselors by 40% in the midst of that feels short-sighted.

Budgets are what they are, but hopefully these kids are going to find some support in their communities and families too, as many will need it.

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We had a great backyard guitar performance tonight. 🎸

Three girls playing guitars and a ukulele on a patio around a round fire table with sheet music open on top.
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New 30-minute PR this morning! 378 kJ (+2 from previous). 39% of the time anaerobic! 🚴🏼‍♂️ #FitByFifty

Peloton workout summary screen showing 30-min ride stats: 591 cal, 378 kJ output, 210W avg, 57% resistance, 72 rpm cadence, 39% anaerobic capacity.
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This is bad. There are states safely reopening. Others should be following their lead. 😷

Line chart showing rising Covid-19 cases per million in Arizona, Florida, Texas, South Carolina and California through June 2020
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Tammy and I had dinner on the patio at Italian Eatery tonight. It was the first time we ate at a restaurant since March 15th! I surprised myself by how excited I was to be out somewhere! Super Tuscan red wine, Shaved Root Salad, and Baked Garganelli with Meatballs. 🤤

Man and woman sitting at an outdoor restaurant table holding drinks, smiling at the camera, with a water bottle and menu on the table
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Mazie is growing some peppers, Brussels, herbs, and other food in a raised garden bed this summer. She loves to tend to the plants and even likes weeding. She’s trying this out with an eye towards a full garden in the future.

Raised cedar garden bed on a patio with peppers, Brussels sprouts, herbs, and flowers, with a small gnome figurine tucked among the plants.
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Galaga was one of my favorite arcade games back in the day. I got this awesome Quarter Arcade Galaga Cabinet for Father’s Day this year. The game play is a perfect replica! 🕹

Quarter Arcade Galaga mini cabinet on a colorful painted floor inside a restaurant or home dining area.
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I’m one lucky guy to get to celebrate Father’s Day with these two awesome kids and my wonderful wife.

Man in green shirt and hat with arms around two smiling kids outdoors among green trees on a sunny day

Happy Fathers Day to all the other Father’s out there!

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We had a great day yesterday with my stepdad Bruce, sister Alona, and nephew Garrett! The kids had a great time in the pool! 🏊‍♂️

Laughing child wearing swim goggles and floaties held by a smiling adult in a rainbow rash guard in a swimming pool Three children in a backyard pool wearing swim goggles, the middle child in a life vest and Star Wars shirt, all smiling at the camera.

Break for video games. 🕹

Two kids playing the Rampage arcade cabinet together, each using a joystick and buttons, indoors against a wood-paneled wall. Older man in a baseball cap and glasses holding a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet side panel, with a woman playing a Pac-Man arcade machine behind him.

And a fabulous boat ride around the lake! 🛥

Man in green shirt laughing and posing for a selfie with a young boy wearing colorful sunglasses and a superhero cap on a pontoon boat
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Picking strawberries at Straight River Farms this morning. 🍓

A hand holding a pile of fresh red strawberries at a pick-your-own farm, with three people harvesting along green rows in the background. Overflowing cardboard flat of freshly picked red strawberries at a pick-your-own farm field with cars parked in the background.