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I'm a fan of the Grateful Dead. I find it ironic that my dog, who is named after one of their songs, has taught me an important truth about my faith.

Johnny Cash’s version of “A Boy Named Sue” is one of the first songs I can ever remember hearing. I first heard it in my now-late dad’s old blue stretched-out crappy car from 1970-something.