thanks again to all who have added to this thread and have the good will to consider the health of our community at PC and IRL... this article may pertain to some of the material mentiooned so far... remember.... self protection is an important part of individual and community health!

Avoid unhealthy influences in your life
At a time of year when most people are being relentlessly positive and talking about what they want to do next year, let’s go against the grain and talk about what we don’t want to do: hang out with bad people.

http://lifewithsoul.com/2008/12/stop...essful-people/