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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nWe were taught to fucking think!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s evaluate the situation shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Had a Boomer been the Human approaching us on the main trail, they would have continued walking because they\u2019d have accepted, for reasons known only to me, that I was trying to avoid them. They wouldn\u2019t have taken it personally. The assumption would have been that I perhaps know my dog, and my physical condition better than they do, and that would have been fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A Boomer upon realizing that my dog was on a leash would have perhaps thought, \u201cMaybe His dog is aggressive, Perhaps his dog isn\u2019t off leash trained.\u201d Either way another Boomer would have put their fucking dog on a leash, you know, the one they were carrying. Just to avoid any potential injury to either dog or humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another Boomer would have thought, \u201cIf our dogs try to get to know each other, that guy is going to be fighting to not get tangled up.\u201d And they\u2019d have put their dog on the fucking leash in their hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another Boomer seeing the obvious white beard on my face would have thought, \u201c You know, that guy looks a tad older, maybe it\u2019s not going to be good for him to be at the heart of dog play or a dog fight.\u201d Another Boomer would have put their dog on the leash as a simple courtesy.<\/p>\n\n\n But the other human approaching Jesse & I, was not a \u201cBoomer\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was a young adult in his late 20s or early 30s and therefore completely bereft of the ability to think ahead, courtesy, or common sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know youngsters think Courtesy and Common Sense are antiquated notions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would instruct all you children thusly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Courtesy is an outgrowth of conflict avoidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If one is courteous then typically there is no conflict. If there is no conflict, then one or more people do not end up with broadswords sticking out of their chests. Barmaids are also happier because getting bloodstains out of rough hewn wooden floors is a real bitch of a job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Courtesy goes further though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Courtesy is an acknowledgment that no one can know all the factors at play in any encounter with another person. These are just a few<\/em><\/strong> of the potential issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being courteous allows you to avoid<\/strong> these and many other possibilities and allows you to absolve yourself of all responsibility for what happens next, to the person your\u2019e being courteous to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re a young person who wants no responsibility…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being courteous allows you to turn your back leave with your dog on a leash, and ignore the \u201cThud\u201d you hear from behind and never look back. After all you were courteous and whatever that noise was… It\u2019s none of your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n See courtesy can be fun<\/strong>!<\/p>\n Just as an aside, I may have the underpinnings for courtesy all wrong, but thinking of courteous behavior this way has allowed me to implement courtesy in my daily life rather than beat or insult the living shit out of every dumbass I\u2019ve encountered.<\/p>\n It\u2019s kept me from saying things like;<\/p>\n \u201cDoes your whole family have the same intelligence level as you? It does? Wow, there\u2019s a family tree that needs to be chopped down!”<\/em><\/p>\n “You\u2019re a load your daddy should have jacked down the toilet, oh wait, right\u2026 your mother is<\/strong> a cum dump of a toilet!”<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re in favor of abortion? So am I\u2026 Retroactive Abortion! Here, let me put this plastic bag over your head. Now breathe deep, it will all be over soon! It\u2019s for the planet, there, there, sleep.”<\/em><\/p>\n These are just a few of the things that go through my mind dealing with people. Without courtesy, imagine all the sad little snowflakes I\u2019d have traumatized through the years.<\/p>\n Courtesy is a mobile safe space, it\u2019s like a vaccine that protects us all…<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dogs… Let me tell you a story. I\u2019m out walking my dog on his \u201cretracto\u201d leash and we\u2019re having a really good walk. Up ahead, I see a human. The human is maybe 1\/4 of a mile away, and I can see that the human is facing me due to the reflection of light on … <\/p>\n
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Did that person have a fight with their spouse?
Did that person just get out of surgery?
Is that person grieving a loss?
Is the person trying to rebuild strength after an injury?
Does that other person have health insurance?
If they\u2019re injured out in this rural area will paramedics be able to get to them?
What happens in the case of the unexpected?
Is the person prone to heart attacks?<\/p>\n\n\n\n