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It is never a good idea to type when you are angry. If anyone has read my blog before you will see that many things have been cut out of it lately. There were too many toes being stepped on and to many things being referred too. My emails were long and disjointed and easily taken out of context. So to ensure this does not happen again I will dissect everything I write before I put it on this site. If you are offended by what you read please let me know and I will take that off as well. I do not want to offend anyone. So from now on I will not use names to describe anyone. Everyone I talk about will be given pseudonyms. This will anger some of you because you want to know the names, places, dates – but you will have to settle for the taste, smell, and feel. If you want their real names you will just have to wait for the book.

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Unknown said…
My method: Anytime your mad or wondering if something will offend anyone, write it and leave it for a day. Come back to it the next day and if it still resounds with you and you feel its right, post/send it. Works every time for me. That way, at least if I'm going to offend anyone, it's consciously. :)
March 14, 2007 at 3:32 PM
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