>> I TRY NOT TO MAKE VIDEOS ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC TWICE, BUT TODAY, I'M GOING TO BREAK MY OWN RULE.

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO AKE A SECOND VIDEO ABOUT MY FRONT STEPS, WHICH INCLUDE THE CONCRETE SLAB STRETCHING OVER TO THE DRIVEWAY.

I'M DOING THIS BECAUSE I PEND A LOT OF TIME HERE, TALKING WITH MY CHILDREN, EATING POPSICLES, DRAWING WITH CHALK.

I ESPECIALLY ENJOY WATCHING THE INSECTS THAT HOP OUT OF OUR YARD.

AND IT'S NOT ONLY DURING HE SUMMER.

HERE ARE SOME FROZEN BUBBLES WE CREATED LAST WINTER WHEN IT WAS 30 BELOW.

IT'S AMAZING.

I WATCHED THESE THINGS ROLL AROUND UNTIL MY FINGERS FROZE.

ONE OF THE DETAILS I LOVED ABOUT SESAME STREET IS HOW THE HUMAN CHARACTERS WOULD SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME ON THEIR FRONT STEPS.

HOW THEY'D JUST BE THERE WITHOUT STRESS OR OBLIGATION.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE PACE OF THIS LIFESTYLE I ALWAYS CONSIDERED RIGHT.

AND I'M NOT SURPRISED I'VE ADOPT IT DID IN MY ADULTHOOD.

AND I WILL ADMIT, IT'S SURPRISING TO ME THAT HERE IN AMERICA I DON'T SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THEIR FRONT STEPS.

BUT ADO SEE IT WHEN I TRAVEL ABROAD.

IN MANY PARTS OF HE WORLD THE FRONTSTEPS JUST MATTER.

THEY'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HOME TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHORES BUT FAR ENOUGH FROM HOME TO INVITE A SPONTANEOUS CONVERSATION.

AND FOR ME THIS IS A HUMAN SWEET SPOT.

IT REMINDS ME WHY A FEW GENERATIONS AGO EVERYONE PRIORITIZED THE WRAPAROUND PORCH.

I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX EVERYTHING THAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD, BUT IF YOU LISTEN TO THE QUIETER PARTS OF YOUR BRAIN, THE PARTS THAT ENJOY EATING POPSICLES AND WATCHING INSECTS, YOU CAN UNCOVER SOME HINTS.

AND THE FRONT STEPS, THE MINDSET THEY REPRESENT, I'M CONVINCED THEY'RE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.