Over the years, I've never thought of you as the incompetent one. Ever. Yet, I understand what you're saying about your Mom's influence.

Would it help the campaigns if you took a dictionary and simply dropped it on a desk and poked at a random word on the page and tried that? *g*

Okay, at least 50% of that whole postscript should probably be written off to "Anne rambling on and on so she doesn't have to think about work" but it remains true that my mother thought that "showing off" was one of the seven deadly sins--especially for a girl--and that she counseled me, more than once, on the necessity of making sure I always let others--especially boys--"win" at everything. I honestly think it's colored my entire life.

Heh. It's funny you should say that about the dictionary. I swear that the one DIY campaign that did me the most damage was one where the guy seemed to have done exactly that!

Also?

I hope it doesn't actually need to be said that the kinds of friendships I was talking about in the post, well, that doesn't apply to anyone with access to this blog! One reason to love this particular circle of friends is the freedom to just relax and forget all of that nonsense!