Fresh Catch 2.0

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This phrase popped up early in our conversation as we poked around the dumpster fire of David's livestream efforts in last week's podcast. It may be a bit insensitive. But we took a few moments to unpack it anyway since…well…it seemed like a pathway we could enjoy giggle-skipping along in the company of Jesus. After all, as Irish poet Nick Laird wrote, "Time is how you spend your love."

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Adventures. Risk-taking. Living on the edge. No one wants to settle into comfort zone habitats as a way of life. Our buddy is currently touring through Wisconsin on a devil-may-care biker ride. Another friend engaged an unusual vertical challenge at Lowe's recently by adding a little socially demanding twist. No strangers to dangers, we live-streamed this episode through David's Facebook page. It's like we licked our fingers and stuck them into a light socket, dancing with technology clearly beyond our reach. Woo-hoo!! Ride, baby!!

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Comedy is art. Much of life, though we'd prefer scientific certainty and control, is also art. We make decisions every day based on intuitions or hunches or the undigested food giving us grief. Since poking others to reveal something true about themselves that we might enjoy seeing is a shared value for us David-types, we decided to poke around and see what we could stir up. 

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WARNING: If you fancy yourself to be a bit delicate, this FC2.0 episode might be one to avoid. We migrated back to proper decorum by the time we concluded our conversational frolic, but before we put this recording in the can we spent a bit too much time talking about being in the can. As brave listeners will soon discover, we will not take kindly to requests to clean up our act…or prayer requests, for that matter.

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We have so much fun in the unplanned conversations we record for FC2.0 and the joy of including others is pure bonus. You can try this at home. Pick a topic, any topic. Chase the crumbs. Pick up speed when you feel giggly. Never hesitate to include Jesus in the mix; inviting him into a party is an epic move, not a laugh killer. So when Dr Dave summed a thought with a word retrieved from his mind's deep storage, we celebrated the delightful gift of such a rare appearance. Maybe we made too much of today's surprise…but we ended, like always, with huge smiles. Enjoy!

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Giddy. Twitchy. Probably a bit too "inner circle" for great entertainment. But – true to form – our FC2.0 brand is to give listeners a front row seat at the joy of an unlikely friendship between a guy who makes his living being funny and a guy who lives on Social Security paychecks (and is relieved by the debt ceiling negotiations - isn't it great that government works so well!!?) We're about to gather over chimichangas and wanted you to feel our vibe. Even if Neil Diamond does the intro.

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Is there efficacy to venting? (Sorry. That reads like the title of an article in the Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences…pretty sure that's not our audience.) We're simply two clowns who started off whining in this episode , giving the Vent Dog within us too long a leash. Eventually we asked how such tasty complaining actually helps us enjoy living with Jesus and representing him well in the world. If only one FC2.0 listener curbs the impulse to parking lot rumble with other fans at 12-year-old baseball games over their music playlist, we've done good here.

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Our staggered start for recording today was not that unusual. We often slide Zoom times around to accommodate our other important activities. And, as we explored during this episode, what rises to the level of a priority can, at times, be puzzling. (You'll enjoy this cryptic clue once inside this FC2.0 conversation.) But you will also hear the quaver in David's voice as he retells a fresh encounter he had minutes earlier with a 3rd grader who, according to spelling standards, might have to be held back for a year. This podcast is jam-packed with surprise morsels - enjoy!

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David surrendered graciously because Dr Dave hits the buttons for our podcast. When it comes to the TV remote control our wives concede that we might possess the better skills, but the exchange might get a little testy. This, of course, illustrates a life truism: We are strangely comforted when we think we have control. Whether someone can actually handle the responsibility of control is an entirely different matter. For example, will Dr Dave be OK announcing tonight's baseball game after he skipped sleep entirely to finish a massive jigsaw puzzle? Only he controls the live mic… 

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Being on vacation or in the DR usually means near-the-beach conditions for David's Zoom connection. Today's Florida location was no exception. Under the pretense of needing to "steady his camera" – David peeled off his shirt at the outset. Well…(dramatic, Chant Thompson-like pause)…when we can hear one another (wives dispute this) we enjoy a conversational podcast that's free-flowing. But some things we see can't be ignored. An agenda was born for today's episode as soon as David embraced his off-the-shoulder look. Dr Dave joined the shirtless parade, palmetto bugs applauded, and at least two passersby uneasily whispered. At least, it sounded like whispering to us; our earth suit ears are getting worn out.