funny and nice...NOT

so here is the story people..honesty starts with knowing yourself and being honest about what makes you tick and how you can control your own list of personal strengths and weaknesses...then use them to quiet the chatter in your head or make better decisions while out for dinner...this is usually where i get into the most trouble...the moral compass kicks in and i cant sit idly by when people talk about folks who i find offensive...for example...last weekend i was at a lovely dinner party...a few of the guests began telling a story about a guy we all know saying oh how funny and nice and great he is..blah, blah, blah.....hell, i think this guy totally sucks...so there i sat...seltzer in hand...it helps me manage my verbal outbreaks better than alcohol...and i'm thinking to myself...really, this guy is a jerk...he is competitive at the expense of others, he is creepy, his wife is a bully, his kid is mean and the list goes on....now i think...i can blurt all of this out and let everyone know exactly how i feel...which will most likely change the entire tone of the conversation and evening as we will delve into the particulars of this guy and further digress into the nature of over competitive helicopter parents in suburbia...ugh...all of which i would have loved to debate but realized i was just too tired...so after 10 seconds, which seemed like an eternity in my mind i reengaged in the conversation with a pleasant smile and nod...and so this particular guy got to be known as funny, nice and everything else he is not in my mind.