Luke and Gomer talk about the passing of Gomer's father, but the episode isn't all doom and gloom (just the appropriate amount). Also included this week: an attempted murder, gray-market drugs, and a review of The Odyssey.

In This Episode:

Luke and Gomer compare notes on sleep, snoring, and inheriting their dads' blood pressure meds
The legend of Dave Van Vickel: grocery deliveries, a mid-street knife fight, and a jury summons
A review of The Odyssey movie, mythology demythologized, and Elliot Page's casting
Gomer reflects on his father's death, anticipatory grief, the Sirach 38 reading, and the funeral
Don Gormley's Shell/Texaco career stories, plus Luke's deep dive into nasal breathing, buzz breathing, nitric oxide, and gray-market Redatrutide
Chapters:
00:00: Intro — Sleep Problems and a New YouTube Rabbit Hole
06:09: Blood Pressure Meds, Family History, and Following in Dad's Footsteps
08:21: The Legend of Dave Van Vickel (Knife Fights and Groceries)
16:53: Sponsor — Faith Mosier, Dallas Healing House
18:37: The Odyssey Movie Review
24:41: Back to Dad — Carrying His Ashes and the Sirach 38 Reading
32:11: Anticipatory Grief, Hard Conversations, and the Funeral
1:00:47: Don Gormley's Career — From Skelly Oil to the Shell Tanker Standoff
1:10:04: Sponsor — Cloister Ignatian Prayer App
1:14:16: Welcome to the Dead Dads Club
1:16:34: Nasal Breathing, Buzz Breathing, and Nitric Oxide
1:32:02: Redatrutide, GLP-1s, and Wrapping Up

Resources Mentioned:
Dallas Healing House
Cloister Ignatian Prayer
ParishSOFT
Catching Foxes Substack

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