JC Penney’s new ad for Father’s Day
The text reads:
“First Pals: What makes Dad so cool? He’s the swim coach, tent maker, best friend, bike fixer and hug giver—all rolled into one. Or two.” The text at the bottom reads: “Real-life dads, Todd Koch and Cooper Smith with their children Claire and Mason.”
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More real thoughts on this later. Too much feeling.
HAPPY FRIDAY! This is a poem and a me on a stage. It’s from my Edgewood (Madison, WI) performance where I opened for Andrea Gibson. I hope you like it. I hope it feels a little like a hug. If it does, there are a few more on the YouTube under “Misian Taylor.” Or, here’s a nifty link to where they exist.
Hi.
This is the best video in all of Internetland. I am serious. My heart is the happiest elephant. Holy moly, guacamole. MY HEART IS A GLITTERYRAINBOWUNICORNOFLOVE about this.

Dear Strangers & Nonstrangers,
I love you. Eveeeen if I don’t know you. Because you are alive and you have a heart that’s got to go through some really incredible things. Not everything beautiful is good. When the things that hurt happen, I’ll be here. Let me know if I can help. If this were real life, I’d give everybody hugs. Be good to yourselves. Please.
Love,
Misian
President Obama, yelling at Presidential Candidates after they do nothing to stop the booing of gay soldiers.
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