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I will miss the civility, decency, and historic progress of the last four years. A reminder to those in the crosshairs of fascists, we do not have to be in relationship with the people endangering us. Their choices are their legacy, not ours. Keep shining. The world needs your light now more than ever. . .. … #democracy #democrats #votebluetosaveamerica🇺🇸💙 #bidenharris2024 #climatechange #livingwage #decency #integrity #bethechange #choosepeace

Dearest Tala, Two weeks without you by my side. You’re still the first person I think of when I wake in the morning from the reprieve of my dreams and the last before I rest my tired head at the end of another day without you. I see glimpses of you in the places you dwelled, patiently waiting for the love you knew so well. From the very moment I laid eyes on you I knew. It was love at first sight. We are two souls who have danced this dance before and will dance it again throughout eternity. The love you shared with me was more than any broken man deserved and every single day you made me feel full and whole. I miss the flat slope of your forehead, your charcoal nose, and the honey-amber shine of your feisty eyes. I miss the golden highlights in your brown coat and the spanner of your elegant tail. I miss the way you would slide in beside me and rest your head upon my knee, or the way you fit perfectly in the big spoon running from my knees to my chin. I miss how you’d insist on belly rubs with the nudge of your nose or the threat of scratching our couch with a raised paw and the fiercest side-eye. I will remember our endless first car ride, and our very last I hoped would never end. How you were there through the hardest years of my life and a constant container of love and comfort. I miss how you and Bodhi would wrestle and run and how you took in Otis when he was so young. I miss the way you smelled like baked cookies and snored us to sleep each night. But most of all I miss your howl, how you shuffled your paws in moments of joy, and the tick-tack of your claws as you made your way to our bedroom each night. You were my everything. Unforgettable and irreplaceable. So ends one of the most beautiful chapters of my life. Your spirit was too large for even that beautiful body and your heart so strong it would allow you to suffer just to be with me. So my final act of love was to break my own heart. I told you I would do anything for you, and now I have. Rest well. We have other lives to live and dance and howl in. See you when I see you, please enjoy each day to the fullest, and come visit me in my dreams. You are loved. You are love. Always, Your dad

. . I left you to rest peacefully amongst giants sixty-seven hundred feet above the sea, seventy-six years from your first breath. Raven ca-cawed your arrival, buck reverently raised his crown, and chickadee dee-deed her spirited song of eternity. Winter’s wind rippled past golden meadow grass, rolling fog, lifting the veil, shifting an ancient cathedral into a phantasmagoric dance of ancestry — fog and sentinels, starlight and mountain shadows, eagle and endless sky. #rememberinglarry #poetry #sequoianationalpark #sequoia

Sweet, soulful Hannah is looking for her forever home. She is a shepherd mix and estimated 2-3yo. She was rescued by @hopeforpawsrescue and is now looking for a loving family through @laanimalrescue . Hannah is a volunteer favorite, and just a gentle, loving girl. If you have any questions please contact @laanimalrescue or visit Hannah will be at @tailwaggerspets on Larchmont on Sunday from 10:30-12:30pm. ————————— LA Animal Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)3 animal rescue run by volunteers & your donations. We currently care for over 250 domestic and farm animals between our rescue ranch and foster network. To make a donation please us the links below. ❤️🐶🐈🐷🦆🐔🐴🐰🐦🦎🐐🐢❤️ 🔹 /donate 🔹 PayPal: [email protected] 🔹 Venmo: @laanimalrescue (last 4 digits: 1658) #laanimalrescue #animalsanctuary #dedicatedtotheanimals #safehaven nonprofitcharity 501c3

Excuse us. Human in training. #cookiepb

These two… 🥰 #otishasagirlfriend

The results are in! Any guesses???

Y’all want the insta 49th birthday post or the real one? The insta one is me smiling and the world being perfect. The real one is a brokenhearted guy still trying to make sense of love and loss. Whether it was losing Tala or our democracy, this past year was unbearable in so many ways. And, yet, here we all are. Putting one foot in front of the other, working to right wrongs, rebuilding what has been broken, and learning to love again. This is how life goes. Cycles of love and loss. Growth and adaptation. And unexpected plot twists, like a dog named Cookie waking me up at sunrise… She was broken too. Terrified of the world around her, and unable to trust humans. All she knew was how to run away from life. I think most of us can relate to that. But with time, love, patience, and routine, she is becoming the dog she was always meant to be. And now she wakes me at sunrise to play ball and wrestles with her best buddy, Otis. Cookie is already teaching me too. Reminding me to get out of bed, go outside, and feel the sun on my face first thing each morning. To savor my coffee between tosses, rather than the endless newsfeed. And today to let the cool morning air and dewy grass kiss this aging body and wish this tired soul a safe and joyful 50th trip around the sun. So many people never make it this far, so who am I to take it for granted? If you’re still in my life and still reading this post, thank you for your love and patience and kindness. This coming year is bringing so much change to my life and lots of new beginnings. I’m excited, nervous, hopeful, and grateful. I hope only good things for each of you as well. As I like to do each year, I’m attaching a fundraiser for @laanimalrescue to this post in hopes of raising funds for an organization that does incredible work and has been so meaningful to me. They are the reason we all know Bodhi, Tala, Otis, and Cookie. They are the reason thousands of dogs and cats now having loving homes and families. I’m grateful for their work to make our community a better place. So if you feel like you can make a small donation, it would mean so much. Thank you! 🙏🏻

3 months without my best girl. 💔

I’ve loved watching you thrive over this past year, finding joy in far off lands with the Real Housewives and making time for your family when we’ve needed you the most. I’ve loved watching you live out your dreams and wrestle with new ones. You’re a good man, my love — even when you’re trying to annoy me with silly catch phrases and celebrity gossip. You bring joy and laughter and little notes of levity to our home, and fill our lives with hope and meaning. May this new year bring you unexpected joy and contentment, and peace of mind that your best years are still ahead of you. Happy Birthday, Jeff. We love you.

***Adopted! Cookie is still dreaming of a forever home! She has come so far in such a short time and so smart and special. This sweet, playful, spunky girl is looking for a patient, gentle soul who will allow her the time she needs to feel safe and settled. She loves other dogs and would thrive in a home with another playful pack mate. Come meet Cookie today (Sunday) at @tailwaggerspets on Larchmont from 12-2pm! For more information about Cookie please contact @laanimalrescue . ———————————— LA Animal Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)3 animal rescue run by volunteers & your donations. We currently care for over 250 domestic and farm animals between our rescue ranch and foster network. To make a donation please us the links below. ❤️🐶🐈🐷🦆🐔🐴🐰🐦🦎🐐🐢❤️ 🔹 /donate 🔹 PayPal: [email protected] 🔹 Venmo: @laanimalrescue (last 4 digits: 1658) #laanimalrescue #animalsanctuary #dedicatedtotheanimals #safehaven #nonprofitcharity 501c3 laar

***Adopted! ————- LA Animal Rescue is a non-profit 501(c)3 animal rescue run by volunteers & your donations. We currently care for over 250 domestic and farm animals between our rescue ranch and foster network. To make a donation please us the links below. ❤️🐶🐈🐷🦆🐔🐴🐰🐦🦎🐐🐢❤️ 🔹 /donate 🔹 PayPal: [email protected] 🔹 Venmo: @laanimalrescue (last 4 digits: 1658) #laanimalrescue #animalsanctuary #dedicatedtotheanimals #safehaven #nonprofitcharity 501c3 laar