@corybooker: Here is to defiant joy. Here is a resilient spirit. Here is to showing up fully for others, especially the small, the overlooked, and those in need. My father used to say there are two ways to live in this world: as a thermometer or as a thermostat. One reflects the energy around it. The other changes it. This man is a thermostat. His joy is contagious. His care is evident. His spirit lifts everyone around him, including a lot of very lucky dogs. May we all choose to be thermostats. May we bring warmth where there is coldness, cool when things are unbearably hot, and comfort to others who are dealing with a world that can be too harsh and unforgiving.