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. tagging  @TheBaconBrothers  again, because I am continuing to pander and draw attention to myself. Also tagging  @OrvillePeck  and  @TheTinyChefShow  Today’s playlist: Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) - Orville Peck w/Elton John For Elton John to do a cover of one of his songs with a new artist makes me take notice. https://open.spotify.com/track/3v8l8N78qWDgXfHrxppF5D?si=45015e27c5f146cf 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.