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Wednesday Dec 12 2007

Nope, the name of this post is not a misspelling. I mean warning! I wonder…when does a ignoring a dire warning become denial? When does someone hearing, “You are drinking too much” become an alcoholic? As someone who has had my fair share of after work drinking and after dinner toasts, I can tell you that you never know you are in denial when you are in denial. If enough people suggest there may be a problem, then the only way to know if there is a problem is to assume they are right. If they are, then there is still time to recover. If they aren’t, then a little abstinence never hurt anyone. At the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali last week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a stance along the lines of “We will if they will” that is tantamount to an immature parent saying “I won’t lose my temper if you’ll stop crying.”[Read More]

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