Depression is a powerful weight that is beyond me. Even when I had cancer for the second time, depression wasn’t in the mix. Disappointment, pain, and added melancholy weight–sure, but I have that every other day being an older guy looking for work and an income. Mike Wallace, William Styron, and Dick Cavett (no surprise there) suffered from it. And here a guy like Robin WIlliams hangs himself with a belt. I know there are people who loved him and who he loved that grieve for him, but after struggling through cancer and seeing the pain others experience trying to survive it, I have a very low tolerance or compassion for suicide. I did stand-up for over 12 years, many of those years in the bay area. Williams was widely regarded as a brilliant performer, but many comics were wary and in awe of him. Why wary? Because he had…
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Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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