Love coffee? Sure you do. Like saving money? Sure you do. Want to directly help Rwandan coffee bean farmers? Sure you do.

THIS WEEK ONLY use code LASTCALL to receive $10 off your order when you buy 3 or more 1lb bags of Cyimbili Estate Coffee. www.cyimbilicoffee.com/shop/

Gosh, Chris, why don’t you want to vacation in Mexico at one of the resort towns? They’re safe!

Gee, I don’t know why I don’t want to… www.thesun.co.uk/news/6061…

So you’ve been to an adoptive & foster care parenting conference. What now?

We talk about that on the latest Empowered Parent Podcast. empoweredparent.podbean.com/mobile/e/…

Wow. A microphone with my name on it!

That is the sign of a good producer: keep the talent happy.

And we wonder how young people could fall for the alt-right, or fake news. What sort of history are we teaching anyway? twitter.com/jaketappe…

Best one of these I’ve seen yet. twitter.com/gfrancie/…

My wish for this year’s Stanley Cup playoffs:

Vegas defeats Nashville in an epic, seven-game Western Conference final.

Pittsburgh sweeps Washington in the Eastern Conference semifinal, then win the East.

Penguins win, in six games, third straight Cup.

Look. My life. twitter.com/copymama/…

Help me help street kids and orphans in Rwanda

Our youngest is from Rwanda, and one way we maintain contact with his homeland is our involvement with Imana Kids. We have a big vision for helping the street kids and orphans in Imana Kids, and we could use some help. Any amount is appreciated! imanakids.networkforgood.com/projects/…

Ladies and gentlemen, I have been informed our little niche podcast for adoptive and foster parents has now surpassed 100,000 downloads!

Thank you so much, Empowered Parent Podcast listeners!

We have a new episode of The Empowered Parent Podcast! Our friend Allison joins us to talk about schooling options for our kids from hard places. empoweredparent.podbean.com/mobile/e/…

The Two Tens! Such a fun band.

Second opener The Sweethearts (also from Austin). Tight unit, fun set.

The hetero life mate and I hanging with Adam and Rikki, aka The Two Tens. Adam was smitten with my shirt.

Openers Sideshow Tragedy (from Austin, TX). Started strong and kept the energy going. Really liking what I’m hearing.

What?!? Concerts two nights in a row? Who am I?

Last night, the superb Lindi Ortega, with “Champagne” James Robertson on guitar.

Last night, saw my first show at Club Dada, and got the artsy photo shot.

Finished Nicholas Petrie’s The Drifter today. What a debut novel! I can’t wait to get caught up with the next two books in the Peter Ash series. 📚

Finished an ARC of Mark Dawson’s Redeemer on Monday. John Milton fans will be pleased. Solid thriller. 📚