this was a good week

This was a good week! Here’s why:

• It was a tough week, with some unexpected events that I was new to doing, and had considerable anxiety around — but I got through them, and alleluia, the week is over. Also, this weekend, I celebrate Father’s Day and our 18th anniversary with this guy. It’s a lovely week.

• Malala Yousafzai graduated from Oxford University today. That alone deserves a huge celebration!

• In these strange times, I think my friend Andrea is onto something.

• Dads of America, as explained by their pants.

• Pandemic prom — bless their young, beautiful hearts. May they go far.

• This artist’s project is breathtaking, not just in beauty, but in meaning.

• And finally, for today’s soundtrack: the poem Lift Every Voice and Sing, as spoken by actor Levar Burton, and illustrated by artist Loveis Wise, for Google on the 155th anniversary of Juneteenth. Click here or the image below to watch and listen.

With that, Happy Juneteenth, have a great weekend, and Happy Father’s Day to those who celebrate! See you next week.