Look how the box leads your eye down to the car, then the two signs lead your eye up to the ba-boom setup, then your eye drops to the CRASH. Beautiful.

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Looking forward to what looks like an exciting evening of dance.

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Great energy at our Comp & Culture poster paper session. So proud of these students and their instructors.

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Seeing the premiere of a play based on the life of a Holocaust survivor who ended up as a businessman in Pittsburgh. @prime_stage

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The Daughter’s 21st Birthday

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I dunno what to call this but it really hit the spot.

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Out for an April stroll.

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Game night at our local library.

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