Hey, everybody.

A.J. Benzie here with Politics is a Bitch, Episode 310.

I know you've been waiting for a while, as I've mentioned to many of you on the Facebook

podcast Obsessed page, on the Patreon page, indirect messages, Instagram, you name it.

That I'm out in Chicago and taking care of things here

with my sister and brother-in-law because there were some health issues that had to be tended

to. And I like being the guy that gets to come cross-country and take care of those people I love.

So that's why that there was a problem last week, and that's why one of the FIABs were late,

but it also came up today.

Actually, late Friday night.

But this is Politics is a Bitch, Episode 310, and I got to tell you, I'm putting putting the show together and I was getting so weepy.

I was getting so emotional that I said, you know, I don't know if I can even record this show.

I just feel like, I don't know, I just felt kind of nervous about breaking down while I talked about all this shit going on.

Hold on.

I'm going to shut the door.

I guess my sister's going to come home in about, who knows, 20 minutes with a bunch of bags from shopping for food.

And the dogs are going to grow bananas, and you might hear them. But anyhow, I was getting

very emotional, you know. I, uh, I, uh, been spending time with my nieces, or, you know, five and

four. And, uh, you know, I haven't been around little kids very, very often. And when you're around them, and I, you know, I haven't been around little kids very, very often.

And when you're around them, and I picked my niece up, CC, at preschool, and her sister, Eva, at kindergarten.

And there's a bunch of kids around, a bunch of parents around.

And when you see the world and listen to children and try to see the world through their eyes

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