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Dec19

who you are.

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so proud of my dear friend

breeda kelly miller

who had an idea 

that grew

into her one-woman play

‘Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home’

performed around the world

and

into a book by the same name

and

at long last

the airing of her play on *PBS this past monday.

where i had the pleasure of watching it on televsion with her

bravo, breeda kelly miller

your family would be so proud of you.

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‘we all have different gifts so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.’

-fred rogers

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Detroit PBS brings live theater back to TV Monday with “Mrs. Kelly’s Journey Home.” True stories of an Irish immigrant, brought to life by her Michigan daughter. Join Breeda Miller and me at intermission and after. On TV or online locally at https://www.detroitpbs.org/live-tv/wtvs-hdtv/ — Mon. 12/16, 8:00pm ET
 
 
 
Dec15

first class.

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USPS 2018 Mister Rogers stamp

  mister rogers will get his own stamp in 2018 

in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, fred rogers’s groundbreaking PBS series that the USPS says “inspired and educated young viewers with warmth, sensitivity, and honesty,” the mail service shared a mockup of what the final stamp may look like. on it, rogers—decked out in one of his trademark colorful cardigans (all of which were  hand-knitted by his mom, smiles for the camera alongside king friday XIII, ruler of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

though no official release date for fred’s forever stamp has been given, mister rogers is just one of many legendary figures who will grace a piece of postage in 2018.

singer/activist Lena Horne will be the 41st figure to appear as part of the USPS’s Black Heritage series, while former Beatle John Lennon will be the face of the newest Music Icons collection. Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, will also be honored.

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“every man bears the whole stamp of the human condition.”

-michel de montaigne

 

 

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credits: usps, mental floss, jennifer wood