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Flying With The Flock

FROM
Break Out: Finding Freedom
When You Don't Quite Fit The Mold
James R. Hasse

"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good exampl

Mark Twain

"I hate people who stare," Pam blurted as we came out of the Goose Neck Cafe, nestled at the edge of Wisconsin's Horicon Marsh. She pretended to say it to me but made sure her voice was loud enough so everyone around the bar inside had heard her.

"Pam!" I scolded in muffled anger as I made my own way to our car. "What are you trying to do? You're only making things worse."

"No, I'm not," she replied loudly, proceeding at her own, quicker pace. "Didn't you see that guy staring at you?"

"No," I said sharply and continued to walk toward our car.

I really hadn't. With crutches cuffed to my forearms, I was too busy trying to negotiate through the clumsy entrance, guarded by a heavy front door.

"I can't get angry every time someone looks at me," I explained in a calmer tone. "Life is too short to get upset about things like that."

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