Just because it takes a lot to surprise me and I don’t believe in astrology doesn’t mean that’s that I’m a cynical. For a while now I’ve been letting people call me cynical and I’ve really got to stop doing that because what they really mean is I’m skeptical.\u00a0 And doubt, which I have a fair amount of,\u00a0 isn’t the same thing as scorn, and me being doubtful doesn’t make me contemptuous or bitter.<\/p>\n
If I wanted to add to my credo I’d say that the planets don’t figure into my experience of how the world works. I try to figure the world out by looking at what people do and people do wonderful and horrible things in equal measure.<\/p>\n
Also, I’ve had it with snarkiness. I think when people say snarky things they think they’re being witty and clever. But really they’re just being mean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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