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Reflections through Flame

Happy August!

Receipts, Raids, and the Golden State Glove Tap

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Aug 17, 2025
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Coffee pot with scrabble letters nearby spelling 'Hello August', on a sunny day beside water
Photo by Elin Melaas on Unsplash

Hey everyone! Wow, what a month so far! Where to start. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been just a bit preoccupied with the hijinks out of Washington lately. Between the Epstein saga and our feckless leader’s escalating disregard for law or democracy, it feels a bit like every day has started off with a shit show in the morning news over coffee.

Coffee is sacred time.

Mornings are for coffee and contemplation. —Jim Hopper, Stranger Things

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