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October 18, 2015: Guys in White Hats

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Over dinner last night, Garrett asked why I was tearful at the end of the movie we had just seen. After a slight pause and a little thought, I summed it up simply. "I'm such a sucker for the good guys." Yep, that's me. I love the guys and gals in the white hats. And I find myself a tireless fighter against the bullies of the world. This was once coined to me as my 'sweet and salty' personality. I'm not quite sure if this is the proper description, but I'll take it. Bullies have always caused the hair to stand up on my neck. In fact, as I reflected on the white and the black hats of the world, I thought of an old blog post reiterating stories of my youth and college years when I took on the bad guys (at least those who I thought were the bad guys). One was a college encounter and the other a childhood memory outside of Remsen St. Mary's grade school. http://sandyalanedays.blogspot.com/2013/08/august-25-2013-cletus-story.html And th...