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Posted on June 29, 2026 by Markman

I’m into different kinds of plants these days!

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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
it was amazing
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
by Lori Gottlieb
The Old Man and the Sea
really liked it
The Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Wire Mothers & Inanimate Arms: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love
liked it
Wire Mothers & Inanimate Arms: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love
by Jim Ottaviani
Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance
really liked it
Wayward Puritans: A Study in the Sociology of Deviance
by Kai Theodor Erikson
Gender Queer: A Memoir
Gender Queer: A Memoir
by Maia Kobabe

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A trip to Plymouth! 1. Monkeying around 2. The Monument to the Forefathers 81 feet tall! 3. Whales 4. Blueberry Lemonade Cocktails 5&6. Mayflower #boston #bostondotcom #plymouth #mayflower #history
A trip to Plymouth! 1. Monkeying around 2. The Monument to the Forefathers 81 feet tall! 3. Whales 4. Blueberry Lemonade Cocktails 5&6. Mayflower #boston #bostondotcom #plymouth #mayflower #history
A trip to Plymouth! 1. Monkeying around 2. The Monument to the Forefathers 81 feet tall! 3. Whales 4. Blueberry Lemonade Cocktails 5&6. Mayflower #boston #bostondotcom #plymouth #mayflower #history
A trip to Plymouth! 1. Monkeying around 2. The Monument to the Forefathers 81 feet tall! 3. Whales 4. Blueberry Lemonade Cocktails 5&6. Mayflower #boston #bostondotcom #plymouth #mayflower #history
A trip to Plymouth! 1. Monkeying around 2. The Monument to the Forefathers 81 feet tall! 3. Whales 4. Blueberry Lemonade Cocktails 5&6. Mayflower #boston #bostondotcom #plymouth #mayflower #history
A trip to Plymouth! 1. Monkeying around 2. The Monument to the Forefathers 81 feet tall! 3. Whales 4. Blueberry Lemonade Cocktails 5&6. Mayflower #boston #bostondotcom #plymouth #mayflower #history
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A day in Boston. Swan boat, duck boat, and a little walk. . #Boston #bostondotcom #charlesriver #daytrip #fun
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A day in Boston. Swan boat, duck boat, and a little walk. . #Boston #bostondotcom #charlesriver #daytrip #fun
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🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
🎭 🎭 🎭 Catching Mariska Hargitay live in NYC! The play was amazing and she was incredible! Highly recommended but better hurry, only there for a few more performances! #everybrilliantthing #mariska #NYC #broadway West 44th Street outside the Hudson Theatre Working merch Broadway Times Square, been a while since we were here last Times Square, haven't been back in over 10 years! New York City Hanging with Charlie Tickets Fierce swimming warrior!
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Revere beach kite festival 2026. . #reverebeach #kites #festival #beach #bostondotcom
Revere beach kite festival 2026. . #reverebeach #kites #festival #beach #bostondotcom
Revere beach kite festival 2026. . #reverebeach #kites #festival #beach #bostondotcom
Revere beach kite festival 2026. . #reverebeach #kites #festival #beach #bostondotcom
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Photobombed by a kid popping a wheelie at the intersection of Cumberland and Lincoln, RI! #rhodeisland #bostondotcom #monastary #blackstoneriver #littlerhody
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