Driving outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico on the 4th of July, 2020, I came across Uncle Sam on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. He offered me candy from his bucket and we had a little conversation about celebrations, costumes and the life well-lived (without boredom or regret). This was one of my early videos, and the sound is terrible — my cinematography equipment (an iPhone) was much worse back then. Fortunately, the caption generator I use was able to pick up most of the dialog — more than I, even, could make out. Listening now, I see that the man’s “different” nature unnerved me a bit — I had trouble communicating well with this Uncle Sam, and felt a bit guilty about it. I wanted to get away. I hear a false enthusiasm in my statements. Oh well, I guess I’m human after all. After talking to Uncle Sam, I drove to a park in Santa Fe and grilled the wagyu steak some ranchers had given me earlier in the day. I ate it with a watermelon and avocado salad. What a wonderful 4th of July.
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