Complaining about the weather, because there’s nothing you can do about it. There’s no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Flashes of hubris.
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People who pretend to have perfect marriages. Perfect marriages are like orgasms – many of them are faked.
Entitlement, arrogance, and bigotry.
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Yesterday because I was being paid to do it on stage.
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Slow but trying.
Being present where you are.
A net positive from my time on Earth.
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