It's a simple question, really, but I think it helps us understand so much of the world

around us.

The question, who eats first?

Whether you're a wild animal, a bee, or a human, status walls matter.

Hey, it's Kevin Beach, and this is a special archived episode of Akembo.

Baxter hates Truman.

Baxter's my dog, great dog, from the shelter.

He was about 60 pounds.

He gets along with all the other dogs, except for Truman.

Truman's the wonderful German shepherd who lives across the street, proud, legal, few

years older than Baxter, and they hate each other.

And the reason I think is it's not clear who gets deep first, who's the alpha, who's

in charge.

When I was in 5th grade, I ran for president of the safety patrol, and I lost.

And in 9th and 10th and 11th and 12th grade, I ran for student council president, and

I lost.

My senior year, I had the best signs, I put myself out there, and I lost.

I got to college, and I ran for dorm rep, unopposed, and I lost.

I don't think the question is why I kept losing.

I kept losing because people weren't voting for me.

They didn't see me for how I saw myself.

The interesting question is why did I keep running?

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