MJ is living proof that you can live above the divide. “It takes too much energy to be mad”. Listen to the man. He has seen some things. And yet, he remains one of the most positive people I know. Put Michael in the middle of an angry mob, and it ends up a round of beers and a group hug. We met in the second grade at Field Elementary in 1970, and playing baseball for Big Ron Gross at McRae Park.