Poetry, anyone??

Feeling a little poetic today...

This poem always comes to mind when I'm feeling like the oddball playing by a different set of rules:

DEAR FRIENDS

Dear friends, reproach me not for what I do,
Nor counsel me, nor pity me; nor say
That I am wearing half my life away
For bubble-work that only fools pursue.
And if my bubbles be too small for you,
Blow bigger then your own:—the games we play
To fill the frittered minutes of a day,
Good glasses are to read the spirit through.

And whoso reads may get him some shrewd skill;
And some unprofitable scorn resign,
To praise the very thing that he deplores:—
So friends (dear friends), remember, if you will,
The shame I win for singing is all mine,
The gold I miss for dreaming is all yours.

~ Edwin Arlington Robinson

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And I was introduced to this Richard Feynman speech by Hugo several months back... It makes me think. Who would've thought that you can find poetry in a speech written by a scientist?

What do you do all day?

Breanne Potter is running a contest on her blog, and the prize she is offering is the most awesome of all time, although I already have all that she is offering. I’m entering anyway, because I like to win.

She asks the question, “What do you do all day?” to which the first thought that pops into my head is, “I have no earthly idea where the time goes, but it goes.” As an ISTJ, Breanne gives a play-by-play report of her morning activities. Taking her cue, let me give you an account of what my day as an ENTP was like today. See if you can pick out the behaviors that fit my preferences:

• 8:00ish - The alarm clock goes off only after four hours of sleep. I was up late trying to finish up 80% of what was on my to-do list after 10:00 pm last night but passed out from exhaustion with just a couple more things left to do.
• 8:30ish - Still in bed trying to wake up… I have to finish up my presentation before the 10am meeting with my pastor.
• Sometime before 8:45 - Out of bed and at my desk, frantically making last minute revisions and printing.
• Sometime after that – phone rings. Neighbor has a question. Get involved in conversation and forget what time it is.
• 9:20ish – OMG!! I have to get ready! Off the phone.
• 15 minutes (give or take) to shower, dress, put on minimal make-up, and quickly dry hair – record time!
• 9:40ish – Back at the computer. More changes need to be made. Quick! Print again. Take a moment to admire my own work.
• 9:50ish – Grab coffee, folders, laptop, and purse and into the garage… run back for cell phone and a pack of gum.
• I suddenly remember that I agreed to attend a luncheon today without realizing that I have another afternoon meeting. I call the hostess and tell her that it probably will be a very short lunch for me.
• 10:10 am – Run into the meeting at full speed, profusely apologizing, etc.
• 12:00ish – meeting runs over; I’m late for the luncheon and have only a little over an hour before the next meeting. Calculate in my head (15 minutes there; 20 minutes to eat; 15 minutes to get back – just enough time!)
• It takes 25 minutes there; 30 minutes to visit; and 25 minutes to get back – complete miscalculation!!
• 1:35 pm – Terribly, terribly late for 1:15 meeting. Walk into the meeting hanging my head in shame.
• 3:45ish – As I’m pulling into the driveway, I realize I have nothing planned for dinner. Back out of the driveway and to the grocery store.
• 4:30ish - Back home, put groceries away, and to my desk to check emails. Start researching something that was brought up at the meeting.
• 5:30ish – Husband comes home and snaps me out of my web trance. Dinner? He asks. I bolt into the kitchen and whip up something for dinner, again in record time. (Most things I do is in record time.)
• 6:30ish – Clean up. Chat with daughter for about 20 min.
• 7:00ish – Back to work until maybe 11:00ish, which will probably end up being after midnight because I just realized that I failed to make a to-do list today, which is why it’s now after 9:00 but I haven’t done any work other than blogging.

Today just happened to be a little crazier than usual; but generally, it is typical of my style. Okay…don’t judge me too quickly. I’m not proud of it! If you will notice, I know the precise times when I walked in late to the meetings, which means that I feel awful about it and want to correct it. My goal is to have a completely flawless “ish” day, which will indicate that everything was accomplished somewhat within the proposed time frame. ;-)


Now your turn... What's your type preference, and what do YOU do all day?

Too Fast For Ya?

Are my posts being posted too fast? I just have so much to say lately. There's so much that I want to share. I don't even know if anyone got a chance to think about the limerick contest before it got pushed way down on the page by new posts... :-( I guess I will be the only one who enters... *tears*..... *TEARS*..... *TEARS!!*

ENTP limerick:
It's fun to study who's who
To ignorance I say, "Adieu!"
It's the big picture
I don't wanna fracture
Looking for connections is what I do




*sniffle*

The Evil Twin

Breanne recently wrote about her “in the grip” experience when she was out of town. When I read the words, I thought that was a very cool phrase - in the grip... I wanted to be “in the grip” as well, until I found out that it’s not all that fun to be there… :-(

It is an MBTI phrase that describes our out-of-character selves that seem to emerge when we’re stressed or fatigued. It sneaks up on us and "grips" us, thus the term (I'm assuming). In those moments, we feel out of control and strangely “not ourselves.” I’ve always wondered, “Well, is that the real me?” …the me that comes out when I become lax in my self-control? …the person that I have to warn people about with “oh, you haven’t seen the other side of me…” This happens especially when I have been ignored or dismissed. I can go into a deep depression and/or get obsessed with trying to remedy their misconception of my competency (which usually makes it worse). This “monster in the closet” can escape at any given moment, and I have been known to become irrational and lash out at the ones I love and trust the most. This was my secret shame, which I thought was my character flaw that I somehow had to pray away. *sigh*

Okay, I am eggggs…aggerating a bit. It doesn't get that bad (anymore...well, not too often). But let me tell you, it was an eye-opening experience for me to find out about the “in the grip” concept.

I am an ENTP. According to the Jungian theory, my dominant function is Extraverted iNtuition (Ne). My inferior function is Introverted Sensing (Si).

In the book "In The Grip, Understanding Type Stress, and the Inferior Function," published by CPP, the energizers and stressors for ENTP/ENFP are listed as follows:

Energizers: variety and challenge; autonomy in accomplishing tasks; being taken seriously – valued for competence and special skills; freedom to create innovative and effective solutions to problems; permission to delegate implementation of solutions to others; adequate unstructured time

Stressors: having to reach closure too soon; being disrespected – competency doubted; overloaded with details; supervision that is too close and communicates distrust and doubt; too little outside stimulation – too little excitement about projects; rules that inhibit the creative process and drain energy

What comes out as a positive dominant function (Si) in an ISTJ (my husband) or ISFJ (my daughter) as:

solitude and reflection; attention to facts and details; awareness of internal experience

can come out as an inferior function in me as:

withdrawal/depression; obsessiveness; and focus on the body.

I think by “focus on the body," they mean hypochondria. It must be a faux pas to say that, though(?) But I can say it. Ha!, especially since it’s about me. Why must we use an ambiguous phrase and use up a whole paragraph to explain what that means, when one word does the job perfectly??

Coincidentally, just this past Sunday, I skipped church (very unusual for me), didn’t want to see anyone (again, extremely unusual), spent hours fine-tuning my business brochure (which doesn’t look much different after all that), and was convinced that a persistent cramp in my side was cancer.

You can’t make this stuff up!

In all seriousness, though, the information is fascinating and a great tool to understand ourselves better and also get some insight into how to support our loved ones when they are stressed and fall into the “grip” of their inferior functions.

ENTP Rant

I was adding the following comment to one of my previous posts:

AFTER-THOUGHT: Let's keep in mind that we should ask all of these questions when making a sound decision. When we are balanced, we can adjust the way we perceive information, as well as how we make decisions, according to the situation at hand. Type is not a box. Type is not a box. Type is not a box. MBTI is just a guideline and a starting point to look at ourselves in a more pragmatic way.

Then I suddenly remembered all the criticisms I receive from all sides about the subject of MBTI.

And basically, this is my ENTP rant:

As I was writing (and thinking), I remembered those who rolled their eyes at me. I remembered the ones who didn't give it any more credibility than horoscopes or palm readings. I remembered those who didn't believe that I could make something of this knowledge - what I have learned/am learning. I remembered the one who shoved the profile back at me and announced "I don't need a piece of paper to tell me who I am." It took everything in me to smile and keep my composure. Sometimes us Christians are a funny bunch. We have denial down to a science. Why can't we look at everything that is available to us to help us understand ourselves better? Science is fascinating. Psychology is fascinating. Philosophers are not wasting time. They are thinking...trying to make sense of the world. Some scientists laugh at everything they don't understand, including each other's ideas. The religious people judge everything they don't find written in their books, including each other's religion. Which science is more exact? Which religion is more righteous? Everyone sees what they see differently. Our brains are wired differently. The way we use our brains and the order in which we tap into our functions differ from person to person. We ask many questions to come to a decision, but the order in which we prefer to ask them may be different. And it's NOT about personal preferences. We're looking at the cognitive preferences, not personal preferences. And remember, preference does not equal action. Preference is inborn. Behavior is a choice. And... this is not law or religion. It is a mere theory, but it is derived from 60 years of studying and researching patterns in human behavior. It is an idea, concept, study of the brain... in motion, in progress, evolving, just like everything else that has to do with life. And for the most part, it makes sense. For the most part, it seems to fit. It's not perfect. Nothing is perfect. But that's what we have to work with. It's the best we've got. Carl Jung and thinkers like him literally tried to squeeze every cell out of their brains to better understand human nature. They wanted to pass their understanding onto the future generations...us. Tolstoy drove himself to the brink of suicide in his attempts to find answers to his questions. C.S. Lewis swallowed all of his intellectual pride to put his heart out there for all to see so we can take his gained knowledge... his thoughts, and think on them some more. Thomas Jefferson even tried to rewrite the Bible to make sense of religion...to try (if I had to guess) to somehow find a connection between reality and the mystical. Thoreau, Emerson, Nin, Proust, Paul the Apostle, Darwin, Sagan, Alan Watts, Einstein, and even Dawkins... Who are they? Are they any different than you and me trying our best to understand why we are here and what we are doing? And they all have something valuable to say if you would just be willing to step outside of the walls you've built for yourselves for a moment and listen. If someone disagrees with us, there must be a good reason. Let's look at everything. Let's continue to link together what makes sense and put aside what doesn't make sense. And what doesn't make sense today may come into play at another time in another part of the big jigsaw puzzle of life. I want to work on having the courage to face the picture that you see. I want to be open enough to always ask how does it look from your side? Am I willing to see how you see me? How you see the world? It's scary, yes. But show me anyway. My immediate reaction is to kick and scream, cry and whine. Throw a tantrum. Tell you that you are wrong. Grit my teeth and deny it. But wait, what did you say? hmm... let me see... let me adjust my seat, find a different angle, and look again. Ah yes, I see... I can see what I thought was white is actually blue.... and green, and brown, and yellow, and orange... Amazing what a little light can do to our vision...

End of rant.

About Politics

About a week ago, I submitted a request to join a group of bloggers who have formed an association of sorts. Since I already frequent some of their blogs and enjoy reading the posts, I assumed there would not be a problem.

Then I was met with a somewhat stand-offish (my perception) response saying that my blog probably would not fit in because most of them are politically oriented blogs, and mine deals with a specific topic that does not have much to do with politics. (eh hem... I already read some of those blogs, and they often deal with subjects completely outside of politics, if you ask me.)

That got me on this thought thread of wondering why would psychology not apply to politics? It most certainly does.

Firstly, politics has become such a joke in America (in my opinion) that it no longer is about who can be the best leader of our country but about who can best manipulate the public into voting for them.

A funny phenomenon occurred over at the Friendly Atheist last week. Hemant posted a story about Elizabeth Dole criticizing her opponent Kay Hagan for attending a fundraiser held by an atheist group. Then something amazing happened. The anger and fury by the regulars on the site raised $1620 in just two days (contributions to the Hagan campaign), along with numerous angry letters to Dole. I don't think this could have happened if Kay Hagan herself had come to the site begging for contributions, no matter how convincing her plea.

I was watching this activity unfold with awe, and then it dawned on me. Remember I was wondering the other day about what motivates people into action? There was the answer in front of my eyes: Anger. Anger motivates people to act. Fighting against a common enemy is a far greater motivator than fighting for a common cause. And now I'm wondering why?

Oh... you'd better believe it! Psychology definitely plays a big part in politics! Or did you mean that MBTI doesn't fit in with politics? That's a topic for a whole new post.


(Okay... There you have it. A post about politics. Now can I join?) (just kidding!) :-)
It's just that "you don't quite fit in" strikes a very touchy chord with me... I think David Rees would understand.

Results of the MindBlink Contest #1

Here's to my faithful readers! (All 7 of you, from looking at the poll results... That's 5 more than I thought, so I guess we're making progress. Yay!!) Actually, I think I have many shy lurkers who are just observing quietly. Hey, it doesn't hurt to hope, does it?

Anyhoo... "Seeing New Perspectives" got the most votes. I think I was leaning toward that one myself; so for now, that will be my tag line.

I promised the Step II assessment to the winner, but there was only one submission. Alli's suggestion (although it was a great one) did not get picked. However, there is one prize and one submission. Do your math. :-)

So... ALLISON!!!!

Wherever you are, contact me at lmckenna[at]mindblink[dot]org to claim your Step II assessment, along with interpretation by me - we'll have to figure out how we can do this. (Prize worth $70 to $100+ depending on who your consultant is.)

Allowing Myself to Feel...

[I think all mothers, regardless of their type (I happen to be ENTP) can be very sentimental. I allowed myself (although I couldn't stay there very long) a little time yesterday to reminisce. A quick walk down the memory lane and even one or two tears... although it immediately turned into a mission/project of finding the perfect picture for this post.] :-)

This seems like it was yesterday… First day of kindergarten.



Then suddenly, it’s first day of high school football practice. Wait… wait... wait another moment before you go… before you grow up...



Was it only last year that my son and I laid on our back deck in the middle of the night looking for shooting stars?

Just a few days ago, I was trying to remember when the last time was that he came tiptoeing into our bedroom in the middle of the night and quietly tapped me on the shoulder, being very careful not to wake his father.

“I’m scared, Mommy,” he would whisper into my ear. I remember being worried that he would never grow out of this habit. I’d walk him back to his bed and hold him until he fell asleep.

But when was the last time? I tried so hard to recall, but I could not remember. Has it been 6 years? 7 years? If I had known it was going to be the last time, I would have made a point to fully breathe in the experience.

How does it happen? How do we get so sucked up by our everyday routine, that our children go from this



To this


...in the blink of an eye?

I do have one memory on video, though:

I’m holding the camera. K is 4. M is 2. We’re getting ready for Halloween.

I say, “Hello… K and M! Say something to the camera!”

K says, “Hi Mommy, I love you all the way up to the moon!”

I say, “Why, thank you, K! I love you more.”

Then M says, “um…umm… I, I wuv you way up… ..Tars!”

His fuzzy head with his hair sticking straight up. I can almost smell his hair now...

A Mother's Perspective

(Note: Teen-ISFJ; Me-ENTP)


Teen: Mom, you need to call and make an appointment with a driving instructor. It's a requirement to get my license.

Me: OK. Look up the number.

Teen: Just call anyone. I don't have a preference.

Me: You've talked to your friends. Do they have any recommendations?

Teen: I don't care. Just call anyone in the phone book.

Me: OK. Which company comes to your school? That would be convenient.

Teen: "X" does. But he yells at the students, and I don't want him.

Me: You said you don't have a preference. But you clearly do.

Teen: Why are you being so mean? *tears*

Me: Ummm... I just want you to communicate your preference....?

Teen: Leave me alone! I hate you! *Slams the door*

Me: ???

MindBlink Creativity Contest #1

Today is a day of many "firsts," it seems...

I'm happy to announce our first MindBlink Creativity Contest!!! Yay!!!!

The prize for the winner will be a free MBTI Step II assessment + consultation (valued at $75-$100). I don't mind being generous with the prize, as this will help me out greatly with getting my business started.

Our very own resident MBTI Expert, Breanne Potter, will be writing an upcoming post about the benefits of Step II on her blog. Be sure to stay in tune, because the wealth of information you can learn from her is priceless.

Anyway, here's the contest:

I am looking for a tag line for my MindBlink services (MBTI consulting). Here's the logo:


Some words that came to mind are:

Think, perspectives, possibilities, looking into, explore, searching, open mind, personalities, beyond, learning, teaching, building, bridges, lens, type, communicate, understand, illuminate, illumination, reaching out, etc...

Some of my initial ideas are:

• Looking at type through different lenses
• Personality types revisited
• Thinking outside of ME
• Images of you and me
• Illumination of you and me
• Learning to think beyond our types
• Seeing new perspectives

Submit your ideas, and if yours gets selected, you will receive the MBTI Step II assessment and an interpretive report, along with 1-hr consultation (in person, via telephone, or...dare I say...on-line?) at no charge!! I don't fool around with silly bracelets like some people I know. (Relax, Hemant! I'm just kidding!) ;-)

If you're too shy for the public eye, email your submissions to:
lmckenna[at]mindblink[dot]org

LET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOW!! You can submit more than one. (and tell your friends about the contest)

Thank You, Teens!

Our very first Teen Tuesday was a success (I think...).

Thank you to all who contributed! I cannot wait until next Tuesday!! Please feel free to continue discussing/debating in the comments section throughout the week.

There are three rules you must keep in mind at all times, if you want to remain a MindBlinker:

1. BEEEEEE YOURSELF
2. RESPECT OTHER PERSPECTIVES
3. HAVE FUN!

I have created a new blog for the teens. Yep. Their very own space to have more freedom. Please give them lots of support.

Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?

Last week, I fell in love with David Keirsey. This week, I'm in love with Sir Ken Robinson. This talk is from Feb 2006. Why haven't I seen it before? What an awesome person with an awesome vision for the future of education! He speaks my heart. This is what I've been trying to say for the past ten years, but did not have the right words...

In his hilarious TED speech, he touched my heart in places that were longing to be touched. I thought I was fighting a lonely and ineffective battle. But here's someone who is actually well respected and trying to make a difference. Bravo, Sir Robinson! (The video is 19 minutes but well worth it. Learn something, will ya?) :-)



One thing he said, though... When he was talking about women being better equipped to multi-task... I don't think that's a man/woman thing. I tend to think it's an S/N thing or SJ/NP thing. I am definitely not a multi-tasker, but my husband is. Any thoughts on this?

You can also listen to his lecture he gave in June 2008 at the award ceremony where he was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal by the UK's RSA (the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).

Breanne Potter's "You Might Be a..." Series

NEWS FLASH: Breanne has finished her 8-part preference series over at her blog. Yay!!!

She has graciously allowed me to have some input into her recent project from my ENTP perspective. It was soooo much more fun than I had anticipated. I have asked her to be a regular MBTI advisor here on my blog, holding periodic Q&A sessions with questions from my readers. It's just an idea in the works, and I hope it pans out.

So... if you have your very own MBTI question that you always wanted to ask an expert (but didn't know where to find one), save it for an upcoming "Bre-Day," which I hope to have here maybe once a month. Whadaya think?

Ethical Principals and Concepts

In response to Richard Wade's post from yesterday, I thought I'd provide some information that would be helpful for the readers who have not gone through the MBTI introductory workshop or those who have forgotten some of the information. I make sure I go over the ethical issues several times during the course of the workshop. There are always a few participants who are unable to grasp the concept and end up misinforming others they talk to. But I try to do my best to make sure they understand the ethical issues.

The following information is right out of the Leader's Resource Guide that I use, published by CPP :

The MBTI Tool is a self-report instrument. It reflects individuals' perceptions of themselves, not the opinions of someone else.
The Tool is nonjudgmental. Because each of the 16 personality types has particular assets and contributions to make to society, most people feel it enhances their self-undesrtanding and even gives their self-esteem a boost. In contrast, some psychological instruments leave people feeling deficient in some way or that there is a right and a wrong way to be.
The tool indicates preferences. There are no correct or incorrect answers. Instead, each answer casts votes for the way the user is energized, takes in information, makes decisions, or approaches life.
The MBTI tool sorts. Most instruments measure how much of a trait one has. The MBTI tool helps people sort into one of two equally attractive preference options. High preference clarity indexes do not imply strength or excellence in the use of a particular preference; rather, they indicate that a person was clear in his or her choice of that preference.
The tool is well researched. Myers observed people for more than 20 years before developing Form A. By the time Form M was released in 1998, thousands of dissertations and research studies had been completed. Over 7,000 bibliographic entries exist at the Center for A;;lications of Psychological Type, a repository of research about the MBTI instrument.
The tool dealswith everyday behavior of normal people. All of the eight preferences and 16 types are equally valuable ways to be.

Key Type Concepts:

Type is innate. People are born with their preferences.
Type can be influenced. Family dynamics, socialization, education, and other factors can influence people to act outside of their preferences.
Type is observable.
Type is not a box.
Type is not an excuse.
Type indicates preferences, not skills.
Type is a journey. People should learn to work with all of their preferences as they strive to reach maturity.

MBTI Faux Pas?

I think I might have committed an MBTI faux pas. I've been talking about David Keirsey and his books and products here on my MBTI blog. Hmmm...

I am a huge fan of David Keirsey. His website is where I first became interested in the type theory. I was under the impression that Keirsey's organization was synonymous with MBTI, or at least affiliated somehow. I was wrong.


The MBTI(r) is a separate entity from KTS-II(r) MBTI stands for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and KTS stands for Keirsey Temperament Sorter. They both deal with Myers' and Briggs' work. They both use Carl Jung's theory of psychological type. They both seem to be sound instruments. I don't know enough about the KTS to know the real differences between the two. Upon browsing the website, it seems that the Keirsey's programs are more focused on organizational development. The MBTI(r) and companies like CPP seem to offer more products that I'm interested in, dealing with relationships in general.

It seems that in the business world, everything is about the "brand" and the bottom line.

I spent all day today designing a brochure for my new business. I was wracking my brain trying to come up with ideas to get people to spend more money... to show them the value in what I offer. I was working on my "brand" as well. Is my focus turning toward money?

Where is that fine line? How can I run a business with a heart and not lose my vision? Am I fooling myself in trying to resist the temptation of the wonderful world of "show me the money?"

A Day in the Life of a "P"

I have a P (perceiving) preference. Very clear. No question.

The following is a perfect example of what happens when I let my P-ness go unrestricted. I occasionally allow myself to have days like this and let the "P" go wild. Remember Risky Business?... "Sometimes, you just gotta say..." :-)

A detailed account of a day in the life of me:

I am in the process of setting up shop (my desk) in the guest room, since I've decided I'm spending way too much time at my desk to be stuck in the basement. As I was making great progress organizing my "stuff" scattered in four different places in the house, I suddenly realized that my office chair is not at all comfortable for sitting in it for longer than two hours at a time. I remembered being impressed with a chair at Costco the other day, so I dropped what I was doing and headed out on my mission.

While I was there, on the spur of the moment, I started looking at printers and decided to pick up a new (fast) printer so I don't have to keep running to Staples (although I've made friends there) to make prints and copies for my clients. [My current printer is slower than _______ (insert your own slow word here)].

Then as I walked by the next isle, I saw a mop that weighs less than 3 pounds and cleans the floor with "steam and no chemicals" "quick and easy". Brilliant!! Anything that will make the chores easier... and on top of that, NO CHEMICALS! (I'm a tree hugger at heart.) I immediately put one in the cart.

As I was checking out, I muttered under my breath, "I ban myself from this place for at least three months..."

I came home and unloaded, temporarily placing the box containing the mop on the kitchen floor. I proceeded to continue working on organizing my new office and saw the picture I had leaned against a wall earlier which I wanted to hang. I headed for the garage for a hammer; and on my way out through the kitchen, I saw my new Steam Mop in the middle of the floor. I suddenly got the urge to mop the kitchen floor... (A new toy, etc.) I opened up the box, quickly assembled the mop, and Voila! It works! What will they think of next? I was half way through mopping the floor when the phone rang. I went to go answer it in the music room and remembered I had to finish getting my scattered books out of there.

While I was throwing the rest of my MBTI materials into a box, I found a song sheet (from my voice lessons) that somehow got mixed in with my work stuff. I remembered that I really need to practice, as my voice teacher didn't seem too pleased last time I was there. While I was singing, my husband came home, and it was time to start dinner.

After eating dinner, I showed him my new mop which will keep my kitchen floor nice and clean "because it's so easy to use," my new printer which will save me so much time and money "in lieu of going to Staples," and my new chair which was a bargain for how nice it is and "approved by the American Chiropractic Association!" He patiently listened with a raised eyebrow. Coming up with evidence to justify my "P" behavior to my husband's ISTJ preference often requires great creativity and skill, mind you. ;-)

"Come and see what I have done with the office so far," I proudly announced; and as we walked into the room, I remembered I was on my way to get a hammer...

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