Take a Paws, page-691

actually I decided not to go near a doctor for the time being. I need to do a coronary check at some point - playing safe since all my forbears on both sides have had coronary problems of one sort of another and two brothers and one sister have stents. so i will get to it - just enjoying life at present - including persimmons. Mangos are another favourite. I had a friend who knew I liked them and when he visited he always brought a box with him. Mangos and persimmons are, I think, best eaten in a bath with a glass of champagne.

btw justis I don’t think you did anything particularly wrong but sometimes once there has been a problem, whether intentional or not history comes into it. That history might include a sense that you disagree and that feels critical. It’s complicated.

What I can’t make sense of is how easily people get upset with what is just an exchange. Its happened on HC more than I can fathom. It’s not as though we live with each other so it’s not much of a big deal to just move on. But maybe our sense of self is entwined with whether people seem to approve of us. I was reflecting on that today - partly because I realised that I didn’t actually care much what some of the more rabid people writing on the political threads think of me. I realised that was a somewhat novel experience. I realised that what I cared about was whether I manage to be true to what I believe in - being decent. Being thoughtful and trying to be rational and as far as possible leaving emotional judgment out of it. Sometimes on those threads I’ve found that hard.