"You've Made This Day a Special Day By Just Being You."

Trip just got home from a teacher's kick-off meeting and made me Google a video they showed. He said it was something I had to see.

He was right.

In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon. He passionately argues that alternative television programming like his Mister Rogers' Neighborhood helped encourage children to become happy and productive citizens, sometimes opposing less positive messages in media and in popular culture.

Watch in awe, as I did.



Just hearing his voice brought back memories of Rachel, Adam and I glued to the TV, watching the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. And what a voice -- the most heartfelt and pleasant voice I have ever, I will probably ever hear.