How To Conquer Fear
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Oh, dear, I should be so frightened. Governor Paterson is predicting rough times ahead. I also learned that my plastic shower curtain may be killing me. Dry-cleaned clothes may contain toxic fumes, Oh wait. I can’t afford to dry-clean my clothes. Tomatoes, no, make that Mexican jalapeno peppers, no, make that serrano peppers, may be behind that salmonella outbreak. Cell phones are now believed to cause cancer. Anyway, you get the point. All is gloom and doom and we are facing a new crisis every single day. So why am I not sad?
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