1. As you heard, we lost Dr. Maya Angelou on Wednesday. I haven’t read her novels, just her poems, but I think I’ll put one on the list. Here’s a quote from her to think about:

“My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.”

2. And here’s a lobster holding a beer, because it’s the WEEKEND and we all survived the week:

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