Partially a political rant, but some interesting technology advice and life enhancing practices. This is my longest to date. Rather than edit it down, I decided that even the tangental subjects all contributed to the message. It's a message of hope, a call for accountability, a sincere question how we break the political gridlock, sprinkled with life stories that somehow, in my head at least, relate.

Because of some of the political/social commentary, I think I swear at about 3X the usual amount. The content isn't dirty or otherwise inappropriate. I just had a case of potty mouth. Recorded into the wee hours of the morning. I did almost no processing on the audio. I clipped two loose recordings of a song I am working on acoustic guitar. The recording quality is fine and the acoustic sounds nice, but the performance of the song (which is really 2 sections for a 10 minute suite of songs, is not yet production quality. Nor is the song done. The actual title of the original piece is "Things We Can't Say" but I renamed the sections in light of the topics here. I had an insanely busy week and barely touched a guitar, keyboard, or microphone. That might explain the anger that seeps into this episode.

DJT fans may not enjoy this episode, unless they are the type who seek all points of view (if such a person exists). I even talk about hearing the same news story on ABC News followed by hearing it on Fox News while waiting for takeout Thai food.

January is the month of my daughter's wedding and for that reason it is always a month to remember. The title Formember is a mash up of forget/remember. Although her birthday is not much of a topic, I will share a lovely picture of her, her husband, my sweetheart Sue and I. I believe I mention how I fell for Sue at age 16 and the experience of meeting 22 years after our last in person meeting. What's a political rant without a little bit of classic romance?