Tonight I finally got the chance to apologize to the cashier I F-Bombed

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Friday April 27, 2012 · 7:26 PM PDT

2012/04/27 · 19:26

In early March I wrote a diary about losing my temper and swearing at a cashier who was bad mouthing president Obama. It was my first diary and it garnered quite a lot of discussion here.
I got some "good on ya" comments and I got some "you are an asshole" comments too. But most of the comments were constructive in nature. Many sympathized with me as liberals but wanted to offer advice on how I could have better handled the situation. Engage the person in conversation, use it as a teaching moment etc.. I took that advice to heart and decided to find the lady again, apologize and attempt to explain myself. Well, tonight she was there working and I finally had that opportunity.

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Friday March 09, 2012 · 7:47 PM PST

2012/03/09 · 19:47

I stopped to pick up some groceries on the way home from work tonight. It had been cold and blustery most of the day and I work outside. I really just wanted to get home, peel off all the layers of clothing and crack a beer but I needed to pick up a few things including cat food.
I stopped at Meijer which is a big box store; yes, I know. But Meijer is Michigan owned, is unionized and has a very respectable selection of organic produce as well as locally baked breads. Lately they've been expanding their gluten-free line of products too.
I'm a very political person. I spend a lot of time here (although this is my first ever attempt at a diary), I read the Nation and Mother Jones, I listen to progressive talk in my truck all day at work and I keep up with the important events shaping our world. I hear and read Obama bashing every day and I try not to let it get to me. I just wasn't prepared for the anti-Obama diatribe I heard from the cashier as I was checking out.

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