First Things First

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Has always been my policy. And second things second. But sometimes, when I'm feeling especially fey, I do third things fourth, and the fourth things third!

Don't tell.

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  1. Anonymous6:33 PM

    Huh?!

    I am almost afraid to ask, but what prompted this?

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  2. Anonymous6:34 PM

    By the way, interesting new blog-header.

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  3. gcallah1:14 AM

    By the way, do you know what the header is referencing?

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  4. Anonymous1:34 AM

    I would imagine that it has to do with current instability of nations and its threat to "whirled peas". Sure, it is a generality, but things are quite strange these days. More war seems to be afoot.

    If you were thinking of something more specific, then I must say that I am at a loss.

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  5. Anonymous1:42 AM

    Well, there is the whole Ron Artest thing, as well. Haha!

    I have a feeling that you wouldn't change your header just for "Metta World Peace". It's got to be deeper than that.

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  6. gcallah2:06 AM

    Well, it was mostly just my chuckling about Artest, but if there is anything deeper, it's that perhaps this blog can best be called "the blog with the ever changing name."

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  7. gcallah11:29 AM

    The post? Sheer whimsy.

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