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Solving crimes with a modicum of taste and elan.

Greater Los Angeles
Joined November 2013
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He cut children's cancer research because he said there's no money.
Trump: You see the way this is looking? I can't tell you how much that gold costs, a lot of money. There's nothing like gold and there's nothing like solid gold, but this beautiful office needed it
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I broke down and bought the popcorn bucket. I do not yet know how many milk bones it will hold. #lookup #superman
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They need paid actors for the parade.
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Hey, @mozilla I’m having a LOT of trouble bringing my Thunderbird account over to a new laptop. I went to the help page, followed directions, and it won’t open at all. Can I get a helpdesk?
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As #InternationalWomensDay approaches, we’re shining light on the achievements of the #WomenAtDeloitte across the energy industry. Read the inspirational stories of women in energy here. deloi.tt/4a2jF9Q
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The future is bright. Pockets and stretches may be dark, but on the whole, the future is bright. The more of us that believe it, the more of us that will make it so.
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Started on a “Couch to 5k” program this morning and I feel betrayed. Nowhere in this morning’s circuit was a couch involved. – at Burbank, CA
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This is heartbreaking.
To my followers: do better
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In a weird way, I think this sums it up nicely. I’ve certainly managed it without realizing I had it, but I do sometimes wonder what if I’d known - how much less slipping would I have done?
Getting diagnosed with ADHD as an adult feels like being told you suck at Mario Kart your whole life and then finding out your game generates 40 times more banana peels than it's supposed to
I don’t know why, but this is the week I could see Nimoy’s #spock in #EthanPeck - great performance. I want all the #StrangeNewWorlds @StarTrekOnPPlus will give us.
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Since this IS me, I’m mourning from two accounts
Nobody comes close to #Meatloaf. This is going to be a hard day. I was lucky enough to play Dr. Scott in a live production of #TheRockyHorrorShow at @citylights in San Jose -- I always felt Meat Loaf's shadow behind me.
I heard a news commentator describing a political situation as “real Keystone Cops.” Do most people in the US even know who the Keystone Cops were anymore? Did the commentator? Or has it just become so ingrained as a saying? @johnnyeponymous
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Made gingerbread from scratch today … I know, not earth-shattering, but it was an attempt at holiday cheer. The Snoopy cookie cutter is better for sugar cookies, but it was my Grandma’s and hasn’t been used in decades. I had to try.
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So honored to have been asked to read this story by one of my favorite authors. Thank you, @johnnyeponymous and @ForeverSaroyan.
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The kind you find in a second hand store?
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Teachers are heroes. Also: Wear a mask, y’all.
My co-worker’s room. She teaches first grade and didn’t want it to look scary with all the dividers. Isn’t this great?
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