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Shit Happens

28 July, 2012 by James Lawther 4 Comments

Spilt Milk

It’s not nice,  but it is a fact of life, a certainty.  Things go wrong, events conspire against you, milk gets spilt, shit happens. Maybe you can mitigate it, but you certainly can’t avoid it.  It will get you in the end. How are you going to deal with it? Option A: Cry Play the […]

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