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Well, I am recording today sort of under surprise. I was kind of hoping to, not hoping. I was thinking of

taking a break with the podcast because, boy, I tell you, I've just gotten flat lately ever since

the world just kind of took a downturn. You turn on the news and you see the worst things that society has to offer, at least, you know, in the past few weeks where people are knocking over cars and lighting them on fire and busting them shop windows.

Well, the protests have gotten a whole lot more peaceful.

But I want to tell you, there for a little while, I was, I was kind of depressed, I guess.

It was maybe the most down I had been since this whole four-month quarantine started for us.

It couldn't shake it, you know.

I'd turn on the news and I'd see these riots in Italy.

I'd see these riots in Brazil, Africa, Germany, France, the U.S., Arizona, California, Nevada, Wyoming, Kansas, Texas, Texas, Pennsylvania.

I mean, it was worldwide.

And you just got the sense that, well, it just got me down.

You know, man can be just so unjust toward one another.

But enough about that.

So I simply mentioned on last week's podcast that I thought about pulling the plug.

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