Hey folks, welcome to the Dark Horse Podcast live stream hour 44th.

Am I correct about that number?

You are correct.

All right. Up front today we have to talk about a couple of caveats and anomalies.

One is as we will talk more about later in the broadcast.

We are facing an incredible inundation of smoke and if you hear us coughing and gagging during

the podcast, that is what is taking place.

Hopefully there won't be any gagging.

Well, all right. We'll try to resist gagging. But nonetheless, it is people call us now.

They know we live in Portland and they ask, well, what's it like? How are you doing?

And the only analogy I have come up with is that it is something like living inside of a bong.

A bong?

A bong.

I mean, I've never lived in a bong.

This in Portland, it looks like what it must look like from inside of a bong looking out.

And frankly, just as unpleasant.

Unpleasant and no fun whatsoever.

So it's maybe water pipe would be a better way to say it.

But anyway, it's not very nice out and I will say it's awfully after so much COVID lockdown.

The loophole in COVID was of course outdoors and now going outdoors is hazardous to your health.

And so I must say I'm feeling more locked down than I have maybe ever.

No, absolutely. It's even driving the animals crazy at this point.

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