Care Package: 1. A parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away. 2. A digital gathering of cultural touchstones on ethandezotelle.com, put together to brighten your day a bit.

POEM: On the Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou
The selection posted here is found about 2/3 of the way through Angelou’s poem. It’s one of the most powerful bits of poetry I’ve encountered.

… Lift up your eyes upon
This day breaking for you.
Give birth again
To the dream …
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FOOD: Grilled Cauliflower Steaks

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QUOTE: “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.” – Mark Twain

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SONG: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go by Wham!

Last night we watched the new Wham! documentary on Netflix. It’s a fantastic piece of work, and the framing device is clever and fun. Wham!’s Make It Big album was the first cassette I ever bought with my own money. I was 9-ish at the time, and Iclearly remember picking it up from the Top 10 area in the music section at Ames in Morrisville, VT. After I bought it, my mom, grandmother, and I got hot dogs at the little diner area of the store. 

Music makes powerful memories.

TRAVEL:  Eternal Flame Falls, Orchard Park, NY

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