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 I read this morning from Famous Liars and the Lies They Told, at www.healthdiaries.com what struck me was not so much that James Frey, Stephen Glass, Jayson Blair, Janet Cooke, and Jack Kelley: had been listed as well-known people whose fame had come based on lies. I was taken by surprise by the Pulitzer Prize being returned, movies which had been commissioned after the truth of their devious past had come to light and how little other than a public scolding had really followed once they had been caught.

It was sad, but no bombshell. James, Stephen,  Jayson, Janet and Jack are no different  than we are as a whole. All of us have at least one chapter of our lives, one day or at least one moment where we would just as soon that no one would even know what we had said or done and how we have shaded the events with just the right words to make it soulnd like we really had no other choice but to lie.

After all, we don't want our words to hurt someone just because they're true ... right?

Till I Check In With You Again,

Larry