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One of my students on accident shut my finger in a door. As He was walking out of the room, I couldn't help but mention it one more time. This was his response.

Him: "Miss Pierce, you can't be upset or mad about that."
Me: "Why not?"
Him: "Cause when I was 5, a spider crawled up my boot and bit me on the ankle. And now I am scared of spiders. So you can't be mad."

Then he walked out of the classroom. So just think about trying this technique the next time someone is getting angry or annoyed at you, just tell them they can't be mad because of a totally unrelated event and walk away. Believe me it works. I am still thinking about this story and it happened on Tuesday.

One day...

impulsive
adjective
1.	proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus; "an impulsive gesture of affection"
2.	without forethought; "letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted"
3.	having the power of driving or impelling; "a driving personal ambition"; "the driving force was his innate enthusiasm"; "an impulsive force" [syn: driving]
4.	determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions" [syn: capricious]
5.	characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; ('brainish' is archaic) [syn: hotheaded]

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I decided to include the definition for the word that describes my weekend. I decided since I had Good Friday off, that I was not going to spend my time doing nothing. Instead I called Ian. And then I drove to Utah.

I had a fantastic time. It was not really a bad drive and who knows, maybe my next day off will find me driving once again across Wyoming. Or maybe Mt. Rushmore...

Thanks for all those with whom I got to visit.