How would being a TED Fellow directly help you in your mission?

I’m glad you asked!   I am in the strange position of having a program that works very much the way I drew it up, as long as I am doing 99% of the necessary work, much of which I have no experience in.  Children are really engaged with it, I’ve simplified the process so that children can work quickly, and the possibilities of the program are vast.  But unless I meet the right cohort of people to help me expand the program, the entire project is on very thin ice.  In addition the project is wearing a Hawaiian shirt and cargo shorts, with no shoes.  Try sliding around on thin ice in that outfit, TED.  I imagine that I will be energized and inspired by my contact with other TED Fellows and might, directly or indirectly, meet the people I need to meet to let this successful program expand and begin working with its target kids.

Why are you typing instead of going shopping for food before you have to go to a funeral?

While I don’t believe this is strictly a question for the TED application, it is the best one to ask at the moment.  I would have to think about this one.   A conundrum, a riddle wrapped in an enigma.  Damn.  Funny as hell, as shit, as enhanced interrogation and root canal.  Funny as the party line, as idiocy itself.  I have no answer for this.  It is a symptom of something much more serious, something I dare not consider.

Any more questions, wise ass?

Not at the moment.  No, ma’am.  I’ve got about 15 minutes to get ready to get out of here.