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Sometimes I’m the ventriloquist, and sometimes I’m the dummy

08.19.2015 by David Murray // Leave a Comment

Yesterday in a phone conversation with a colleague, I was talking about a phone conversation I need to have with someone else. "It's time for me to express my controlled fury," I said, and then heard myself add, "Honestly, I ought to do that more often, because whenever I do, it's good for me and for you and for everyone involved."

I wasn't halfway through before I started laughing; my colleague politely waited until she was sure I was laughing, to begin laughing herself. Controlled fury

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