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Thursday, April 9, 2020

Communication

Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger balances, when a false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.
~ James Thurber
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Leslie: I hate it when people post suspenseful things on Facebook. Like my friend just posted, "Rushed to the hospital at 1:30 a.m.!!" and nothing else.

Me: Well, for me it depends on if they're asking for something --

Leslie: PRAYERS! She's asking for prayers! But am I praying for tonsils or a heart attack? Because I'm going to pray differently for those.

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