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...interpret them in one way or another. For instance, if John is strolling through the yard and passes Marc, who he barely knows, looking down at the ground, John quickly surmises that Marc doesn't recognize him or doesn't like him. No matter if it was an intentional brush off, John will decide that he and Marc are not on speaking terms...
...trekked through the mists of the Huang Shan mountains, I came upon a young man painting the scenery with traditional brush and ink on rice paper. He smiled proudly as he showed me his work. It was indeed quite beautiful...for a painting, but it paled in comparison to the living scene before my eyes: a silken shimmer of pastel clouds clinging in tendrils to the tops of mountains, an endless dance of wind and fog that alternately revealed and concealed subtle changes in the dark hills beneath. How futile it must feel for a mere mortal...
...cigarette advertising and marketing. One negotiator, who wanted the industry protected from class-action suits, kicked over a chair in frustration. He lost. McCain, meanwhile, worked diligently to keep allies from bolting. At one point, he called Democratic committee member John Kerry to apologize for a staff member's brush-off. "I'm deeply embarrassed," McCain told Kerry, a fellow Vietnam vet. "You do play an important role." After hanging up, McCain chided his aides: "Look, if John's not in on the takeoff of this thing, he won't want in on the landing...
...Wash. Floss. Flush. Brush. Pay your bills. Recycle. Call your mother...
First the superficial: at least be sure your environment is healthy. The top of your monitor should line up with your eyes. Contrary to idiotic design, your keyboard should actually be angled away from you. Keep your wrists level and above the table or wrist rest. Brush your teeth...