What is "Alabama Chrome?" The Algorithm takes us down a rabbit hole. Mama said knock you out. Polyester Beer sponges. I'll excuse if you break your own heart, tonight. False starts. False Positives. Pay to play at this table. It's your ante. Are you IN?

Don't open any packages from me for the next couple weeks. As good as we once were, Just this once. A poet, a novelist and a country singer walk into a podcast. Ages and stages, different predicaments for each. Second appearance of the word "Accretes." You pay to play at this table. Are you IN?

The Demon Dog returns. Illegal, rebellious acts of education. Just once - It wasn't the pizza that was hot. A great job if you can't play goalie and are NOT a priest. I doubt the Rolling Stones ever had as good a time. It's your ante. Are you IN?

Unexpected sunshine in the Ante Room. Stories changing midstream. Can't eat it. Can't hold it. And it won't get you into Heaven. You fall back on training, better train Right. It's your ante. Are you IN?

Managing Deceleration. Every Word is True - Probably none of it ever really happened. The Illusion of Speed. A Race Run Only in Your Mind. Are you winning if you're not comparing? How do you keep score? Adventures in DIY sound this week in the Ante Room. You pay to play at this table. Are you IN?

Everyday Magic. Ordinary Grace. The wind that transforms the landscape overnight. Believe it, you might see it. Or you might only see what it does. Accrete. Sublimate. All the great Vocab. One trip canceled, but the Ante Room's always open. Are you IN?

No destiny without certainty. Welcome to the Hotel California. Know where you're going. Get there! Get There! Get There! Wherever THERE is. Cast your net in the deeper current in Life. Belief. Certainty. Doubt. Urgencies. Waiting for Life to be assigned. It's your ante. Are you IN?

The Coach's Curse. Hitting the Catcher's Mitt without so much as a pop. Bus ride at the Apollo. Translate it into Sophomore American English. Go do what you DON'T Do. THAT bear's not your problem. Don't be eskeert. Ante up. You pay to play at this table...

Bull Elephants vs. Slap Nuts, Like a Junebug vs. a hurricane. Unintended Consequences. We know what we meant, the world sees what we did. Role Models. Guardrails. It's our time. Time to step up. Time to Ante up. Are you IN?

David Foster Wallace's best advice nearly forgotten. This compass points South. Long enough to reach the ground. A Man of Infinite Jest. Message in a bottle received. It's your ante. Are you IN?