I describe myself as a man seeking common goals. (How’s that for a party name?) That's the subject of today's 10 minute episode.

We grieve and want to make needed changes when a Black man like George Floyd is murdered, and we are right to do that. But we seem unconcerned when Blacks are shot and killed in the thousands by other Blacks on a regular basis. That is the subject of today's 10 minute episode.

America, by its lengthy and callous inaction on immigration policy, has given up the right to criticize anyone who is here illegally. And we will continue to have forfeited the right to be incensed about illegals until we as a nation have a simple, clear and consistent immigration policy, and stop using immigration as a political football. That is the subject of today's 10 minute episode.

For well over 2 years, I believe I have done only one or two Encore Episodes. Creating and delivering two episodes per week, every week, is challenging, But there is a lot to share with you; part of me wishes that I could do more. 

But it is time for a creative rest--with family. Last Tuesday and today I am sharing well-selected Encore Episodes. This episode was selected because I believe it does a fun job of showing how--and why--selecting sports teams to follow and root for must be a very different process than choosing and committing to more consequential beliefs, e.g., politics and finance.

For well over 2 years, I believe I have done only one or two Encore Episodes. Creating and delivering two episodes per week, every week, is challenging, But there is a lot to share with you; part of me wishes that I could do more. 

But it is time for a creative rest--with family. Today and Friday I will be sharing well-selected Encore Episodes. The George Floyd 'n' Me episode was selected because I believe it does a credible job of injecting humanity onto the aftermath of the horrendous Floyd killing.

The Hug Rule:It takes four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance, and twelve hugs a day to thrive. That is the subject of today’s 10-minute episode

Don't tear down monuments and erase history. Learn, really learn, from those flawed but successful and contributing people, about how to come to grips with the reality of our own deep flaws. And to come to grips with them in a way that we don't allow those flaws to keep us from becoming great and memorable in our own unique and wonderful way. That is the subject of today’s 10-minute episode.

If a policy or an agenda cannot stand up to the, “Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” then it needs to be either changed or completely discarded. That is the subject of today's 10 minute episode.

Even well informed and regular voting is not enough. We must act. Speak our minds. Let others know where we stand. And do it clearly and often. That is the subject of today's 10 minute episode.

Before we dismiss any of what is happening in CHAZ as the childish antics of overly entitled youth, let’s remember that major political movements in America are firmly behind the underlying demands of the CHAZians: It is my right to have it for free, and without any responsibility. That is the subject of today's 10-minmite episode.