Allison Hawk

Admiring your work - stay safe out there.

Malin Head #Ireland

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

Backing Historic Small Restaurants | National Trust for Historic Preservation The Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant program, presented by American Express, seeks to support the historic local eateries we love. Learn more.

Al’s - St. Louis landmark receives historic small restaurant grant, along with small restaurants across the U.S. savingplaces.org/historicrest...

#STL Festival of Nations - great day and turnout!

Social justice messages to continue in end zones For the sixth straight season, all 32 NFL teams will feature a message of their choice in one end zone at each home game and "It Takes All of Us" in the opposite one.

💥 The NFL is stoked to be woke.

“All 32 teams will feature an end zone message of their choice at each home game throughout the season, selecting from four options: ‘End Racism,’ ‘Stop Hate,’ ‘Choose Love’ or ‘Inspire Change.’

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conifer trees in silhouette against a blue sky with dark gray and white clouds.

"once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up"

-Leonardo da Vinci

He Read (at Least) 3,599 Books in His Lifetime. Now Anyone Can See His List. After Dan Pelzer died this month at 92, his children uploaded the handwritten reading list to what-dan-read.com, hoping to inspire readers everywhere.

Dan Pelzer read at least 3,599 books since 1962. After he died this month at 92, his family made his handwritten reading list public, hoping to motivate readers everywhere.

Thank you.

“You must live life with the full knowledge that your actions will remain. We are creatures of consequence.”
– Zadie Smith

Scenes from the Amtrak Borealis.

St. Paul to Chicago

Cc: @amtrak.com

A note of hope: after the McCarthy scare era, with the Blacklist, and some of the same tactics we are living through today, came 40 years of incredible progress.

It is always darkest before the dawn. Keep hope.

Lovely @mobotgarden.bsky.social Whitaker Concert Series. #STLSummer

“Books are a uniquely portable magic” -Stephen King

#photography
#books

How the Job Seekers’ Garden Club helps St. Louisans navigate career disruption | St. Louis Magazine When Bob Kolf retired in 2017 from a four-decade career as a structural engineer, he planned to live the good life—travel a bit, play some golf, and watch

The five-year-old group has swelled to more than 6,000 members—and now has published a book to share what they’ve learned.

Done!

Sunset over city of Chicago from Indiana Dunes National Park as the waves fold in gently

Lake Michigan sunset from Indiana Dunes National Park….

To be in public office right now is to constantly ask yourself: How do I make sure I'm standing on the right side of history?

There's a simple answer.

The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.

Ferris Bueller’s Vest Hits the Auction Block. ‘Anyone, Anyone?’ Worn by Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the vest could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby’s.

The patterned sweater vest worn by Matthew Broderick in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” hit the auction block this week. It could fetch several hundred thousand dollars, according to Sotheby’s.

Proud to work with people and organizations making a difference! We helped to launch this inaugural award - The Spark Prize powered by Missouri Foundation for Health! #trustbasedphilanthropy

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.”
— Greek proverb

Journalist Scott Pelley tells graduates ‘Your country needs you’ | Wake Forest News In a speech filled with urgency and hope, award-winning '60 Minutes' journalist and author Scott Pelley delivered a powerful commencement message to Wake Forest University's Class of 2025, telling the...

Powerful words from journalist Scott Pelley news.wfu.edu/2025/05/20/j... @wakeforest.bsky.social

All of that. And I remember the ride well.

White man with beard in military uniform

Holocaust survivor Esther Basch with black Never Again shirt, red pants and walker

Ty Ross, Esther Basch, and Rachel Turet wearing a flowered shirt

Max Lieber was a US soldier who liberated Esther Basch from Auschwitz when she was on the death march. Esther’s daughter found him, and he and Esther were reunited in 2007. Thank you Max for your service. 🙏🏾❤️ Esther also passed away a month ago. A spitfire I’m glad to have met. #MemorialDay

Start every day with this reality:

EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable

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“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ

#OTD in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson outlined his vision for the Great Society:

"The challenge of the next half century is whether we have the wisdom to use [our] wealth to enrich and elevate our national life, and to advance the quality of our American civilization." [1/2]

I do love Calgary and points north and west of there!

Umm today?!?