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Why Am I Me?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nBy David S. Edge<\/p>\n

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\nOk, Ok,\u2026we\u2019ve all done something\u00a0goofy in our lives. And taking that\u00a0inspirational moment to be silly or\u00a0goofy is what can make you\u2026.you!\u00a0What was that moment you did the\u00a0deed and what was your inspiration?\u00a0Were you showing off for that potential\u00a0girlfriend or boyfriend? Was just\u00a0you and some pals goofing off? Or\u00a0was it a dare or a bet? Now just what made you do it?<\/p>\n

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\nCurrently, I have a picture on my computer screen saver that is a\u00a0picture of me with a large Iguana on my head. Now, this is no small\u00a0Iguana, in fact, that bugger probably weighed 15-20 pounds, (think\u00a0small dog). Its tail was about three feet long and it was green and\u00a0black.Many clients who see the screen saver picture can\u2019t believe I\u00a0let that ugly thing touch me. I just laugh as it was another life\u00a0experience that was unexpected.<\/p>\n

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\nAs I recall we had just finished a business meeting and we were\u00a0walking down to the beach where a local kid was renting surfboards.\u00a0As we got closer we realized he had a pet Iguana. As we\u00a0approached I asked the kid if I could take a picture with the Iguana.\u00a0Now what I expected and what happened were two different things\u00a0Now what I expected and what happened were two different\u00a0things. I thought the kid was just going to stand next to me and\u00a0we pose with his Iguana. Instead, the kid promptly plucks the\u00a0large lizard off his shoulder and places it on mine!!!! Yikes!<\/p>\n

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\nBut instead of just sitting on my shoulder, lickety-split \u2026. the\u00a0darn thing crawled up to the top of my head! Thank goodness I
\nwas wearing a baseball cap! I just froze and my partner David\u00a0Schaeffer (the other David in our office) was laughing so hard I
\ndidn\u2019t think he could take the picture! But take the picture he did\u00a0and now I\u2019m the proud owner of a wonderful goofy moment in\u00a0my life!<\/p>\n

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\nSo, what was your goofy or silly thing you did in your past?<\/strong><\/em>
\nBecause that thing (or in some cases many<\/strong><\/em>
\nthings or many moments for some of us), is what made you, you!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Why Am I Me? [spacer height=”10px”] By David S. Edge [spacer height=”05px”] Ok, Ok,\u2026we\u2019ve all done something\u00a0goofy in our lives. And taking that\u00a0inspirational moment to be silly or\u00a0goofy is what can make you\u2026.you!\u00a0What was that moment you did the\u00a0deed and what was your inspiration?\u00a0Were you showing off for that potential\u00a0girlfriend or boyfriend? 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