New grief, politicians with gumption, CDC potentially premeditated wrongful conduct, influencing kids, and a Died Suddenly rebuttal

This one is a little long-winded.

I don’t feel like recording, and video views have been less than 10% of readers for the past month-ish, so if you really want me to read to you, let me know in the comments.

A family friend, Dr. Max VanBuren, died last week. It feels strange to grieve in what feels like rapid succession and while I’m still actively grieving Mary. I had known this man si…