Hi, Mary - thanks for a thoughtful and very enjoyable post ... I learn much better when I am smiling:)

I especially like the subtle ways you encourage us to shift our perspective when we are feeling cranky about someone else.  LIttle phrases like "...entitled to take “our” parking spot' and "... how much energy it took to “not participate” make me think more carefully about the times when I have been putting on the warpaint and hold off on the makeup.

This is very useful stuff in an easily digestible form - great job:)

John