Hey, the birch show here it is mid July and I think just now I reached the apex of happiness

for the year.

This has already been a very good year for me.

You know, there are just some years that are better than others man.

You probably point to one year in your life where you're like, oh, I wish I could just

bypass that one.

I had one where I got a divorce.

My dad passed away.

My business partner took off.

It was just a mess, right?

This year, however, when you lost your appendix and I lost my appendix, right?

It's rough.

And if you're really crafty things, you almost forget about that one, right?

No, no, no, not 20, 23.

And it just got better this morning.

First of all, in 2023, not the brag.

But I'm proud of myself.

I wrote a book.

Congratulations, author.

Okay.

The book, listenable.

If you're starting a podcast, I think it's got to start there.

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