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      "text": "On my way home I sat in the back of a taxi talking to Brad and his new girlfriend. I've know the girlfriend for less than a month. Which is enough time to start pursuing one of her friends. As usual, I'm open about my attractions with everybody. In explaining her friend's feelings the girlfriend used one word to describe me, \"cocky.\" This left me surprised. It's not that I've never heard this before. Over the years I've been called pretty much everyone of the thesaurus' alternatives for arrogant.",
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      "text": "A few weeks ago I wrote a post entitled Reflections on the Philippines. In the post I share my insights on my recent trip to the country. Having spoken with the members of my team in Manila I realize that the post went to far. Not only were elements of the post exaggerated and embellished, much of it was down right insulting.",
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      "text": "In explaining her friend's feelings the girlfriend used one word to describe me, \"cocky.\" It's not that I've never heard this before. Over the years I've been called pretty much everyone of the thesaurus' alternatives for arrogant. — Bryce Maddock, BryceMaddock.com",
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