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The Gesture

Saturday someone in a run down pickup truck stuck his hand out the window and gave, what man calls, the finger. was this meant to make me feel blue or more then likely to reel at me some sort of displeasure? I failed to see how a gesture could accomplish a reaction. He gave me the finger- I waved him a smile

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 4/4/2019 9:12:00 PM

Oh, I like this! Exactly - we respond with a smile!

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 4/4/2019 3:05:00 PM

Ah, the ultimate insult - to not only not overreact with wails, tears of grief or a fire engine face, but to rather look delighted. Well done indeed. It is what I have been trying to teach my students for 23 years.

Allen Beilschmidt Sr.
Date: 4/4/2019 5:01:00 PM

Thank you Caren. I should be this nice. lol Did't know you were a teacher