If you are in crisis, or know someone who is, please contact the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline, or dial 911 in the event of an emergency.
call 988
chat with someone at 988lifeline.org

Seize the Awkward
https://seizetheawkward.org/
I have a list of people I check in on regularly. I have people who check in on me. It makes all of the difference in the world to me. You never know what others are going through until you ask.

Sound It Out Together
https://sounditouttogether.org/
Important tools designed to help teach kids about the importance of emotional well being.

NAMI
https://www.nami.org/Home
The National Alliance on Mental Illness has loads of helpful information for patients and caregivers of all ages.

today's playlist
Where My Wild Things Are - Ryan Bingham
I dig this song quite a bit
https://open.spotify.com/track/00iW38NhWmfTJ6oEDRhmEe?si=a8247efa84ae470b

Little Wolf’s Invincible Yellow Medicine Paint - Vincent Neal Emerson
Shooter produced this album. That’s all you really need to know
https://open.spotify.com/track/2OIUH7GhTrgdyFdxzJsCdD?si=63e14812dd3f45e0

tagging.  @TheBaconBrothers  because I am continuing to pander and draw attention to myself.

If there is one thing I would love to go viral for, or gain notoriety for, it would be the creation of a program that encourages companies to invest in developing careers to those without degrees. I’m not looking at this traditionally, but rather like an apprenticeship, where skills are learned in place somehow. And earned work credits, where some number of years of continuous experience in the field becomes universally accepted to be the equivalent to a degree.