Per usual, callers set the agenda. Issues raised include: is writing with a fountain pen more fun than writing with a ball point; do people need to earn forgiveness; how did Dennis get to conduct orchestras.

Given the announcement by Charles Krauthammer today and very recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, Dennis reflects on the tragic aspect of life. No one gets everything they want. Moses didn’t make it into the Promised Land.

Charles Krauthammer announces that he has lost his fight with cancer… Anthony Bourdain, chef and CNN food host, commits suicide… The President is headed to the G7 Summit in Canada. But he’s skipping the Global Warming sessions. It’s hard not to love this man… Who is the only one at the Summit who speaks about saving Western Civilization.