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Monday, December 5, 2005 12:00 AM

The carpet guy

He made me angrier than I'd been in years. He lied to my face and cheated me. But my rage took me into a dark place.
By Anne Lamott

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  • Sunday, December 4, 2005 07:39 PM

    seriously

    I have a real hard time accepting that getting bilked is somehow divine. If this passive victimization is Chrisianity, then I want no part of it. You don't have to be angry or vindictive or crazed to get what you are owed and deserve from a "shady" businessman. You only have to be persistant and logical. You made many mistakes in this scenario, I've worked years of retail to know, but your biggest mistake was believing that God/god has some kind of lesson for you. Maybe I'm just dim, but what IS the lesson of this story? Be nice to the man screwing you over -- that's what Jesus would do? Whatever.

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