If you ever had a father you loved, this is for you.

Art is both Universal and Personal.  The events are very personal to me, but losing a father is a nearly universal experience.

Special Thanks to Jenner Zeno for adding the sound elements that make this piece extraordinary.

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While it sometimes seems impossible to imagine a different world, I believe imagination is central to change.  I believe we can end Poverty and Homelessness, and I am certain we can all stop making unwarranted judgments about those who are different from us.

This was a fact laden episode, so there are lots of show notes.  Here they are:

MIT Study

https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18802

Princeton Study:

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2013/08/29/p oor-concentration-poverty-reduces-brainpower- needed-navigating-other-areas-life

Harvard Study:

https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/sendhil/files/ 976.full_.pdf

Pendleton Links:

https://www.fastcompany.com/3066204/the- man-who-reduced-homelessness-in-utah-by-91

https://endhomelessness.org/what-i-learned- about-housing-first-from-lloyd-pendleton/

Speenhamland Research:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253970938 _In_the_Shadow_of_Speenhamland_Social_Policy_an d_the_Old_Poor_Law

Rutger Bregman's book, "Utopia For Realists" can be purchased here:

https://www.amazon.com/Utopia-Realists-Build-Ideal-World/dp/0316471917/ref=sr_1_1?crid=16QG7DEK0Y9A1&dchild=1&keywords=utopia+for+realists+by+rutger+bregman&qid=1632099880&sprefix=Utopia+for+R%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-1

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The sound is different tonight.  That's part of the fun.  It will change as the episode progresses.

When I talk about the far-left and the far-right in this episode, I'm discussing a person's position on a standard bell curve.  It has nothing to do with political affiliation.

Here are the links to which I refer:

Healthcare:

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2019/universal-health-coverage-eight-countries

JK Rowling Quote:

https://www.lifehack.org/462821/j-k-rowling-loses-her-billionaire-status-because-of-being-too-generous

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David Gerrold, the author of the classic Star Trek episode, "The Trouble With Tribbles" kindly granted me permission to use his words.  He wrote a scathing essay on the downfall of the once honorable Republican Party, and tonight I'm reading it to you, along with some of my own commentary.  I hope I did justice to his words.  That's for you to decide.

A story of childhood fears soothed by adult courage.  A story of Barnabas Collins and Eliza Doolittle.  A story of Jonny Quest and Sesame Street.  A story of brothers and sisters.  A story of domestic abuse.  

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What if you had three wishes?  Have you ever thought about for what you would wish?

In this horror story, wishes come true.  "Be careful what you wish for; you may receive it" - Anonymous

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In a church, one is likely to find both eulogies and confessions.  I offer one of each tonight.  

Some members of my family, a few weeks afterward, told all of my Facebook Friends that if they knew how horrible I was, they wouldn't be my friends anymore.  They challenged me to confess my worst sin.  I accepted the challenge.  I lost only a few friends by doing so.  I hope I don't lose you.

Melanie is what connects all of these pieces together.  I will never stop missing her.

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