{"id":21,"date":"2003-12-01T08:04:14","date_gmt":"2003-12-01T12:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?p=21"},"modified":"2011-02-14T07:55:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T13:55:44","slug":"glass-of-water-state-of-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shawnbakken.net\/?p=21","title":{"rendered":"Glass of Water, State of Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

OPTIMIST <\/strong>— “The glass is half full.”
\nPESSIMIST <\/strong>— “The glass is half empty.”
\nREALIST <\/strong>— Drinks the water and gets on with his life.
\nSURREALIST <\/strong>— “Whoa. It’s an octopus.”
\nIDEALIST <\/strong>— “Water! Nectar of the gods!”
\nCAPITALIST <\/strong>— “So, how much can we get for selling this?”
\nENVIRONMENTALIST <\/strong>— “Put the glass down! The water is filled with chemicals! Let’s tie ourselves to trees in protest!”
\nACTIVIST <\/strong>— “Damn the man! Break the glass! Show them we mean business!”
\nPACIFIST <\/strong>— “Do what you want with the water, just don’t hurt me.”
\nME <\/strong>— “Screw water, I need something with caffeine. I have a 20-page paper due tomorrow morning and I haven’t started it yet.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OPTIMIST — “The glass is half full.” PESSIMIST — “The glass is half empty.” REALIST — Drinks the water and gets on with his life. SURREALIST — “Whoa. It’s an octopus.” IDEALIST — “Water! Nectar of the gods!” CAPITALIST — “So, how much can we get for selling this?” ENVIRONMENTALIST — “Put the glass down! … <\/p>\n

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