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Empty nester, therapy and animal-assisted crisis response dog mom. Sometimes substitute teacher. Dermatomyositis suvivor. Lots of time for resistance!

Father, Husband, Ultimate player, fan of all things food & beverage. Entrepreneur & co-founder of Stone Soup PDX. 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇺🇸🇦🇺🇺🇸🇪🇬🇰🇭🇺🇸🇸🇳🇺🇸🇮🇹

Features Editor, Racquet Mag (Racquet.bsky.social) Writer. Tennis. Travel. Tennis travel.

Taking in good vibes where I can, mostly with animal pics, and mostly cats 🐈

Community volunteer, human rights advocate. Restore the Civil Rights Voting Act

Expat American in Spain. Liberal. If you don't know me, don't bother me.

#CivMil relations; Director, @CdsnRcds; saideman.blogspot.com; Co-host, Battle Rhythm podcast cdsn-rcds.com/battlerhythm, International Relations professor. Used to study nationalism/ethnic conflict.

Highly privileged old straight white guy trying to make the world a more inclusive, just, & welcoming place for all. Disability rights advocate. Amateur stand-up comedian. Unapologetic northeast liberal. Happy places: sailing, biking, music. StephHead

Exhausted transplant to TX (Lake Travis) hoping to turn this empathy wasteland blue.