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In_The_Wind

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7. Count to 10, then count again.

Reply to baldguy (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 3, 2013, 10:03 PM

Jul 2013

It takes practice.

For example: I'll have a reply ready to post but I'll fix another cup of coffee before completing it, read it over again, hit back button, go on with the rest of my day/night. Or sometimes, I'll just leave the window open and do something else for a few minutes. That brief cool down time can save a lot of embarrassing egg on my face.

My family taught me: "Never fight in public. What will the neighbors think." It stuck ... except it's not what the neighbors think that I care about. It's the way I feel when I face myself in the mirror. That's what really matters.

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The #464 Rule [View all] In_The_Wind Jul 2013 OP

A worthy philosophy that is easier said than done... bluesbassman Jul 2013 #1

That's really the truth. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #2

True. Aristus Jul 2013 #3

Indeed In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #4

Absolutely stunning til the day she died. Aristus Jul 2013 #5

And she was a tireless advocate for the world's children through her UNICEF work. Tanuki Jul 2013 #8

She was a beautiful person. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #9

Which is why I'll never be classy. baldguy Jul 2013 #6

Count to 10, then count again. In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #7