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How many times have you had mechanical failures? Have you ever feared for your life?

Christopher, I wanted to say that I absolutely love your story telling style. The method of telling an overarching story with so many stories in the middle that fill it all out is phenomenal. (Referring to evol). You and Mike Birbiglia are the only ones who seem to pull this off so absolutely completely.

How do you structure your jokes so that they don't contribute but don't overpower the story as a whole?

How accurate is our "TV prison" to real life prison? Is there a guy who can 'get you stuff'? Are some of the guards on the take? Are drugs really prevalent inside? What do they use for currency inside?

I'm an IT Auditor and Cybersecurity has become a huge buzzword in the industry. I have done several Cybersecurity Audits, but I am by no means an expert in this field. I look at the CEH and CISSP areas and I can't help but feel like these certifications are running on data from 10 years ago. Is there any training or Certifications or education that I can pursue to be better prepared to better lock our doors against hackers?

do you have any kids of your own?

Yes, we have one biological girl and we have one on the way ;-) She's due in one month.

what is the family dynamic like?

We only have 3 kids in the house all the time. Two we adopted and then our biological. All of them are under 6 years old, so they love it when we have 'new brothers and sisters". Our 6 year old "L" will frequently ask when we will be getting a new big sister :-). it is very cute.

is it painful when they get placed, and you need to give them up?

Yes and no. What it really comes down to is where they are going. I think we have had only one of our 10 that we would not have straight up adopted and made our own. If their biological homes are not destructive, abusive, hateful or scary, it isn't so bad when they go away. We cry a little bit and write them a few letters. We always take their calls if they call. Eventually the communication stops and we move on.

When they are going back to a ghetto with a mom who only sometimes takes her medication, it is much harder. We've had a stand off with CPS once about sending a 17 year old boy (black if that matters) back to the ghetto. His mom makes him work and give her his paycheck. Going back there meant he would drop out of school. CPS took him anyway, and he did drop out of school to help the family. I really wish things could have been different with him.

You are doing a wonderful thing. thank you for doing this.