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Janelle Watkins

@theSceneinTO

Lover and artist of words. Educator. World traveler. Lover. Sassy with a dash of sarcasm. Champagne sipper - no occasion necessary. And all that jazz.

 Toronto | NYC
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Joined February 2010
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Because this is a lot closer to my life than the dream. #adweekchat #parenting
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This hardworking teacher has made it to the top 5 in my group for America’s Favorite Teacher! Please help me help my kiddos by placing your votes. Gotta make it to #1 to move to the next round! On behalf of myself and my students, thank you!! americasfavteacher.org/2025/…
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I'm attending 2024 PA Victory's event, “Call PA Voters: Phonebank to Elect Kamala!” - sign up now to join me! mobilize.us/2024pavictory/ev…
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“Only one singer in the current lineup, though, is unmissable: the baritone Quinn Kelsey, returning to “Rigoletto.”Opera lovers should relish his performance. In a world of interchangeable sounds, he is a true individual” nytimes.com/2024/10/01/arts/… via @NYTimes
The Metropolitan Opera’s Season Begins With a Boom (Published 2024)

The Metropolitan Opera’s Season Begins With a Boom (Published 2024)

“Grounded,” the new work that opened the season, has been joined by revivals of three Puccini, Verdi and Offenbach classics.

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Interesting read: The astonishing rise of gray divorce - Vox apple.news/AwzDGiopBSQmGqAxo…
The astonishing rise of gray divorce

The astonishing rise of gray divorce

From the outside, Rhonda Gipson-Willis and her husband were what some would refer to as relationship goals. They had the house. They had the kids. They had domestic equity: Gipson-Willis and her...

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And you'll always love me won't you? Yes. And the rain won't make any difference? No.
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“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again." "Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?" "Yes. I want to ruin you." "Good," I said. "That's what I want too.”
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I do not regret the men I loved. Because it was good while it lasted and added music to my heart.
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“Maybe...you'll fall in love with me all over again." “Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?" "Yes. I want to ruin you." "Good," I said. "That's what I want too.”
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via @NYTimes oh man. This hit me. #ripflaco nytimes.com/2024/02/23/nyreg…
Flaco, Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl and Defier of Doubts, Is Dead (Published 2024)

Flaco, Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl and Defier of Doubts, Is Dead (Published 2024)

Let loose by an act of vandalism, the Eurasian eagle-owl died after apparently striking an Upper West Side building, according to the zoo.

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Wise words.
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I'm with you. No matter what else you have in your head I'm with you and I love you.
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I'm not unfaithful, darling. I've plenty of faults but I'm very faithful. You'll be sick of me I'll be so faithful.
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Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 (Published 2023)

Cormac McCarthy, Novelist of a Darker America, Is Dead at 89 (Published 2023)

“All the Pretty Horses,” “The Road” and “No Country for Old Men” were among his acclaimed books that explore a bleak world of violence and outsiders.

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Schools Received Billions in Stimulus Funds. It May Not Be Doing Enough. (Published 2023)

Schools Received Billions in Stimulus Funds. It May Not Be Doing Enough. (Published 2023)

Pandemic aid was supposed to help students recover from learning loss, but results have been mixed.

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We could feel alone when we were together, alone against the others. But we were never lonely and never afraid when we were together.
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Ahmad Jamal, Whose Spare Style Redefined Jazz Piano, Dies at 92 (Published 2023)

He was known for his laid-back style and for his influence on, among others, Miles Davis, who once said, “All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.”

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We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.
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Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.
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